Proechiniscus hanneae

Proechiniscus hanneae is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species of Proechiniscus, a genus within the family Echiniscidae.[1]

Proechiniscus hanneae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Tardigrada
Class:
Heterotardigrada
Order:
Echiniscoidea
Family:
Echiniscidae
Genus:
Proechiniscus

Kristensen, 1987
Species:
Proechiniscus hanneae

(Petersen, 1951)
Synonyms
  • Pseudechiniscus hanneae Petersen, 1951

The species is endemic to Greenland, where they occur on Disko Island.[2]

The species was first described as Pseudechiniscus hanneae by Børge Petersen in 1951. It was placed in the new genus of Proechinscus by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen in 1987.[3]

References
  1. 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 15 December 2018.
  2. Brandt, Thomsen, Heide-Jorgensen, Kristensen & Ruhberg, 1999 : The 1998 Danish-German Excursion to Disko Island, West Greenland. Berichte zur Polarforschung, Bremerhaven, Bundesrepublik Deutschland : Alfred-Wegener-Institut für Polarforschung, no. 330.
  3. Proechiniscus hanneae (Petersen, 1951). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.

Further reading
  • Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, p. 261-335.
  • Petersen (1951), The Tardigrade fauna of Greenland. A faunistic study with some few ecological remarks.;; Meddelelser om Gronland, vol. 150, no. 5, p. 1-94.


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