Halechiniscidae

Halechiniscidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Thulin, 1928

The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was named by Gustav Thulin in 1928.

Until 1982, there were two subfamilies, in 1995, there were five and since 2015, there are six.

Etymology

Its etymology is from the Greek: halos salt and -echiniscidae, related to Echiniscidae

Subfamilies and genera

They are divided into 6 subfamilies with a total of 17 genera.[2]

References

  1. ↑ FUJIMOTO, SHINTA (27 March 2014). "A new Stygarctus (Arthrotardigrada: Stygarctidae) from Japan, with entangled seminal receptacle ducts". Zootaxa. 3784 (2).
  2. ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-12-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 31. University of Modena.

Further reading

  • Thulin, Über die Phylogenie und das System der Tardigraden (On the Phylogeny and the System of Tardigrade). Hereditas (1928), no. 2/3, p. 207-266


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