Biology:Echiniscoididae

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Short description: Family of tardigrades

Echiniscoididae
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscoididae
Kristensen & Hallas
Subfamilies and genera
  • Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
  • Isocechiniscoidinae Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016
    • Isoechiniscoides Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016

The Echiniscoididae are a family of tardigrades, water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. It is one of the four families in the Echiniscoidea order.[1][2]

The family of Echiniscoididae consists of the following subfamilies and genera:[2]

  • Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
  • Isoechiniscoidinae Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016
    • Isoechiniscoides Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4139074 entry