Biology:Archechiniscus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Archechiniscus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Archechiniscidae
Binda, 1978
Genus: Archechiniscus
Erich Schulz, 1953

Archechiniscus is the only genus of tardigrades in the family Archechiniscidae.[1] It was first described by Erich Schulz in 1953.

Species

The genus includes the following species:[1]

  • Archechiniscus bahamensis Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2018
  • Archechiniscus biscaynei Miller, Clark & Miller, 2012
  • Archechiniscus marci Schulz, 1953
  • Archechiniscus minutus Grimaldi de Zio & D'Addabbo Gallo, 1987
  • Archechiniscus symbalanus Chang & Rho, 1998

References

Further reading

  • Binda, Risistemazione di alcuni tardigradi con l'istituzione di un nuovo genere di Oreellidae e della nuova famiglia Archechiniscidae. (1978) Animalia (Catania), 1978, vol. 5, no. 1/3, p. 307-314.
  • Schulz Eine neue Tardigraden-Gattung von der pazifischen Küste. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 1953, , vol. 151 p. 306-310
  • Nomenclator Zoologicus info

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