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Milnesiidae
Sign in to saveMilnesiidae 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.
Species
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumTardigrada
- ClassEutardigrada
- OrderApochela
- FamilyMilnesiidae
Habitatbrackish, freshwater
Observations recorded4,095
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 2
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Milnesiidae
- Collections
- UCDC
- Recorded in
- Spain
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Apochela
- Image
- SEM image of Milnesium tardigradum in active state - journal.pone.0045682.g001-2.png
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- taxon name
- Milnesiidae
- topic's main category
- Category:Milnesiidae
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Genera
- References
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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.
== Genera ==
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