Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Tardigrada
Classis: Heterotardigrada
Ordo: Echiniscoidea
Familia: Echiniscidae
Genus: Antechiniscus
Species: A. conversus – A. jermani – A. lateromamillatus – A. moscali – A. parvisentus – A. perplexus
Name
Antechiniscus Kristensen, 1987
Type species
Antechiniscus lateromamillatus Ramazzotti, 1964
Antechiniscus is a genus of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.
Species
The genus includes six species:[1]
Antechiniscus conversus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
Antechiniscus jermani Rossi & Claps, 1989
Antechiniscus lateromamillatus (Ramazzotti, 1964)
Antechiniscus moscali Claxton, 2001
Antechiniscus parvisentus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
Antechiniscus perplexus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
References
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
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.
Nomenclator Zoologicus info
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