Biology:Echiniscoidea
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Short description: Order of tardigrades
| Echiniscoidea | |
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| Echiniscoides higginisi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
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Echiniscoidea is an order of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals.[1][2] It was first described by Richters in 1926.[3]
Families
The order Echiniscoidea consists of the following families:[2]
- Kristensen & Hallas, 1980 Binda & Kristensen, 1986
- Ramazzotti, 1962 Echiniscidae
- Carphaniidae Thulin, 1928
- Echiniscoididae Oreellidae
References
- ↑ Justin Gerlach (2011). Crustacea, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Rotifera and Tardigrada of the Seychelles Islands. Siri Scientific Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-9558636-9-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=vodSxf1CziIC&pg=PA78. "The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018). University of Modena. http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ↑ Echiniscoidea, World Register of Marine Species
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1280344 entry
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