Echiniscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840.

Echiniscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Echiniscus
Schultze, 1840
Synonyms

Emydium Doyère, 1840

Species

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Echiniscus spinulosis Doyère, 1840

The genus includes the following species:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ a b Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  2. ^ Gąsiorek, Piotr; Vončina, Katarzyna; Michalczyk, Łukasz (20 March 2020). "An overview of the sexual dimorphism in Echiniscus (Heterotardigrada, Echiniscoidea), with the description of Echiniscus masculinus sp. nov. (the virginicus complex) from Borneo". Zoosystematics and Evolution. 96 (1): 103–113. doi:10.3897/zse.96.49989.

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