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

Echiniscoididae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: イソトゲクマムシ科

Literature

original description

Kristensen, R.M. & Hallas, T.E. (1980). The tidal genus Echiniscoides and its variability, with erection of Echiniscoididae fam. n. (Tardigrada). Zoologica Scripta. 9, 113–127.

basis of record

van der Land, J. (2001). Tardigrada, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 236

additional source

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

additional source

Møbjerg, N.; Jørgensen, A.; Kristensen, R. M. (2020). Ongoing revision of Echiniscoididae (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), with the description of a new interstitial species and genus with unique anal structures. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 188(3): 663-680.

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Citation

Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Echiniscoididae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980. 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:136624

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Occurrence

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Environment


marine

Importance

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2016-03-30 by Roberto Guidetti

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