Mopsechiniscus

Mopsechiniscus is a genus of terrestrial tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1][2] It was named and described by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus in 1944.

Mopsechiniscus
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Mopsechiniscus

Species

The genus includes the following species:[2]

  • Mopsechiniscus franciscae Guidetti, Rebecchi, Cesari & McInnes, 2014
  • Mopsechiniscus frenoti Dastych, 1999
  • Mopsechiniscus granulosus Mihelčič, 1967
  • Mopsechiniscus imberbis (Richters, 1907)
  • Mopsechiniscus schusteri Dastych, 1999
  • Mopsechiniscus tasmanicus Dastych & Moscal, 1992

References

  1. Mopsechiniscus, World Register of Marine Species
  2. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

Further reading

  • Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 : Sobre tardigrados Brasileiros. (On Brazilian Tardigrades) Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo, vol. 1, p. 1-19.
  • Nomenclator Zoologicus info

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