Tardigrade families

Milnesiidae is a family of tardigrades of the class Eutardigrada. It is the sole family in the order Apochela. In 2019, Noemi Guil and colleagues proposed to promote the order Apochela to the new class Apotardigrada.

Macrobiotidae is a family of tardigrades.

The Hypsibiidae are a family of water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada.

The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928.

Microhypsibiidae is a family of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. It contains the following species in two genera: Fractonotus Fractonotus caelatus (Marcus 1928) Microhypsibius Microhypsibius bertolanii Kristensen, 1982 Microhypsibius japonicus Ito, 1991 Microhypsibius minimus Kristensen, 1982 Microhypsibius truncatus Thulin, 1928

Calohypsibiidae is a family of tardigrades belonging to the order Parachela.

Eohypsibiidae is a family of water bear or moss piglet, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. It contains the following species in three genera:

Richtersiidae is a family of tardigrades belonging to the order Parachela.

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 Coronarctidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was first described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1974.

The Echiniscidae are a family of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. It is one of the four families in the order Echiniscoidea. The family was named by Gustav Thulin in 1928.

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Necopinatidae is a family of water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. It contains the following species in two genera Apodibius Apodibius confusus Dastych, 1983 Apodibius nuntius Binda, 1986 Apodibius richardi Vargha, 1995 Apodibius serventyi Morgan & Nicholls 1986 Necopinatum Necopinatum mirabile Pilato, 1971

The Stygarctidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was first described by Schulz in 1951. The genus Neoarctus was first placed in the family Stygarctidae, but it was moved to a separate family, Neoarctidae, in 1998.

Anisonychidae is a family of tardigrades belonging to the order Arthrotardigrada.