Multipseudechiniscus raneyi is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species of Multipseudechiniscus, a genus within the family Echiniscidae.[1]

Multipseudechiniscus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Multipseudechiniscus
Schulte & Miller, 2011
Species:
M. raneyi
Binomial name
Multipseudechiniscus raneyi
Synonyms
  • Pseudechiniscus raneyi Grigarick, Mihelčič & Schuste, 1964

The species was first described as Pseudechiniscus raneyi by Albert A. Grigarick, Franc Mihelčič & Robert O. Schuster in 1964.[2] It was placed in the new genus Multipseudechiniscus in 2011.[2] The species occurs in the western United States, in the states of California, Oregon and Montana.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ a b Multipseudechiniscus raneyi (Grigarick, Mihelčič & Schuster, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  3. ^ Miller, Schulte & Johansson, 2012 : Tardigrades of North America: further description of the genus Multipseudechiniscus Schulte & Miller, 2011 (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea: Echiniscidae) from California. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, vol. 125, no 2, p. 153-164.

Further reading

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  Data related to Multipseudechiniscus at Wikispecies