Echiniscoidea

Echiniscoidea
	Echiniscus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Echiniscoidea
Families
	Echiniscidae; Carphaniidae; Echiniscoididae; Oreellidae

Echiniscoidea are an order of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals.[1][2] It was first described by Richters in 1926.[3]

List of families

The order of Echiniscoidea consists of the following families:[2]

Echiniscoididae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
Carphaniidae Binda & Kristensen, 1986
Oreellidae Ramazzotti, 1962
Echiniscidae Thulin, 1928

References

Justin Gerlach (2011). Crustacea, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Rotifera and Tardigrada of the Seychelles Islands. Siri Scientific Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-9558636-9-1. The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea.
Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
Echiniscoidea, World Register of Marine Species

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[Gerlach2011-1] Justin Gerlach (2011). Crustacea, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Rotifera and Tardigrada of the Seychelles Islands. Siri Scientific Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-9558636-9-1. The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea.

[Degma,_Bertolani_&_Guidetti-2] Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[WoRMS-3] Echiniscoidea, World Register of Marine Species