Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Tardigrada > Class Heterotardigrada

Echiniscoidea Richers, 1926

Rank: Order
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Carphaniidae
Echiniscidae Thulin, 1928
Echiniscoididae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
Oreellidae

Literature

original description

Richters, F. (1926). Tardigrada. In: Kükenthal, W. & Krumbach, T. (Eds.), Handbuch der Zoologie. Vol. 3. Walter de Gruyter & Co. Berlin & Leipzig, pp.1–68.

basis of record

van der Land, J. (ed). (2008). UNESCO-IOC Register of Marine Organisms (URMO).

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Citation

Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Echiniscoidea. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342526

Sandra J. McInnes. Echiniscoidea Richers, 1926. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/cc4d6bae-5c40-428d-a06a-fe42c1caebd8

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

no data

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GUID

urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:342526
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:12682

Last modified

2016-03-30 by Sandra J. McInnes & by Roberto Guidetti

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