Rocha, Alejandra;Doma, Irene;Reyes, Andrea Gonzalez;Lisi, Oscar
Echiniscidae
Sign in to saveThe 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumTardigrada
- ClassHeterotardigrada
- OrderEchiniscoidea
- FamilyEchiniscidae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 112
- With media
- 89
- Family
- Echiniscidae
- Collections
- ALMNH, RWMNH, UCDC
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Brazil, New Zealand
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Echiniscoidea
- Image
- Echiniscus sp.jpg
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- Commons category
- Echiniscidae
- taxon rank
- family
- taxon name
- Echiniscidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Echiniscidae
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