Biology:Antechiniscus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Antechiniscus
Antechiniscus perplexus.jpg
Antechiniscus perplexus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Antechiniscus
Kristensen, 1987

Antechiniscus is a genus of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.

Species

The genus includes six species:[1]

  • Antechiniscus conversus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
  • Antechiniscus jermani Rossi & Claps, 1989
  • Antechiniscus lateromamillatus (Ramazzotti, 1964)
  • Antechiniscus moscali Claxton, 2001
  • Antechiniscus parvisentus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
  • Antechiniscus perplexus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)

References

Further reading

  • Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, p. 261-335.
  • Nomenclator Zoologicus info


Wikidata ☰ Q4132421 entry