Oreella
| Echiniscus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Oreellidae Ramazzotti, 1962 |
| Genus: | Oreella Murray, 1910 |
Oreela is a genus of tardigrades in the family Oreellidae and being the only one. The genus was named and described by James Murray in 1920 and the family was named and described by Giuseppe Ramazzotti in 1962.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016),[1] this genus includes the following species:
- Oreella chugachii Calloway, Miller, Johansson & Whiting, 2011
- Oreella mollis Murray, 1910
- Oreella vilucensis Rahm, 1931
References
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- ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-09-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 30. University of Modena.
Further reading
- Ramazzotti Il Phylum Tardigrada. Memorie Istituto di Idrobiologia, 1962, vol. 14, p. 1-395.
- Murray Tardigrada. British Antarctic Exped. 1907-9 under the command of Sir E. H. Shackleton, C.V.O. Reports on the Scientific Investigations, 1910, vol. 1, no. 5, p. 83-185.
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