Echiniscus viridianus
| Echiniscus viridianus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Echiniscus |
| Species: | E. viridianus |
| Binomial name | |
| Echiniscus viridianus Fontoura, Pilato & Lisi, 2007 | |
Echinscus viridianus (English name: Viridian tardigrade), not named as the Spiny key tardigrade) is a species of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The species are founded in the United States in the states of Alabama and New Mexico and in the Azores Islands in the North Atlantic.[2] The species were named by Paulo Fontoura, Giovanni Pilato and Oscar Lisi in 2007.[2] Pilato, Fontoura & Lisi, 2007, p. 66, suppl. no 1, p. 33-39</ref>
Echiniscus Viridianus measures up from 175 to 310 µm.[2]
References
- ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-12-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 31. University of Modena.
- 1 2 3 Fontoura, Pilato & Lisi, 2011 no. 2838, p. 30-40.
Further reading
- Fontoura, Pilato & Lisi, 2007 : Remarks on the Echiniscus viridis group, with the description of a new species (Tardigrada, Echiniscidae) Journal of Limnology
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