The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928.
| Halechiniscidae | |
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| Paradoxipus orzeliscoides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae Thulin, 1928 |
Subfamilies and genera edit
They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera:[1]
- Dipodarctinae Pollock, 1995
- Dipodarctus Pollock, 1995
- Euclavarctinae Renaud-Mornant, 1983
- Clavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983
- Euclavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1975
- Exoclavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983
- Moebjergarctus Bussau, 1992
- Parmursa Renaud-Mornant, 1984
- Proclavarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1983
- Florarctinae Renaud-Mornant, 1982
- Florarctus Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
- Ligiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1982
- Wingstrandarctus Kristensen, 1984
- Halechiniscinae Thulin, 1928
- Chrysoarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984
- Halechiniscus Richters, 1908
- Orzeliscinae Schulz, 1963
- Mutaparadoxipus Gross, Miller & Hochberg, 2014
- Opydorscus Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Orzeliscus du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1952
- Paradoxipus Kristensen & Higgins, 1989
- Quisarctinae Fujimoto, 2015
- Quisarctus Fujimoto, 2015
References edit
- ^ 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 26 November 2018.
Further reading edit
Data related to Halechiniscidae at Wikispecies- Thulin, Über die Phylogenie und das System der Tardigraden (On the Phylogeny and the System of Tardigrade). Hereditas (1928), no. 2/3, p. 207-266
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