Echiniscoididae

Echiniscoididae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Echiniscoidea
Family:	Echiniscoididae; Kristensen &
Subfamilies, Genera
	Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980 Anisonyches Pollock, 1975; Echiniscoides Plate, 1888; ; Isocechiniscoidinae Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016 Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016; ;

The Echiniscoididae are a family of tardigrades, water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. It is one of the four families in the Echiniscoidea order.^[1]^[2]

The family of Echiniscoididae consists of the following subfamilies and genera:^[2]

Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
- Anisonyches Pollock, 1975
- Echiniscoides Plate, 1888
Isoechiniscoidinae Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016
- Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016

References[]

^ Echiniscoididae, World Register of Marine Species
^ ^a ^b Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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[WoRMS-1] Echiniscoididae, World Register of Marine Species

[Degma,_Bertolani_&_Guidetti-2] Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

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