family

Echiniscoididae

Echiniscoididae

Field notes

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.

The family of Echiniscoididae consists of the following subfamilies and genera:

Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980

Echiniscoides Plate, 1888

Neoechiniscoides Møbjerg, Jørgensen & Kristensen, 2019

Isoechiniscoidinae Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016

Isoechiniscoides Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016

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