Echiniscoidea

Echiniscoidea
	Echiniscoides higginisi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Echiniscoidea
Families
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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]

Carphaniidae Binda & Kristensen, 1986
Echiniscidae Thulin, 1928
Echiniscoididae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
Oreellidae Ramazzotti, 1962

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. The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea.
^ ^a ^b Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ Echiniscoidea, World Register of Marine Species

External links

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[Gerlach2011-1] 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. The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea.

[Degma,_Bertolani_&_Guidetti-2] Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[WoRMS-3] Echiniscoidea, World Register of Marine Species

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