Echiniscoididae Explained

The Echiniscoididae are a family of tardigrades, water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. It is one of the four families in the Echiniscoidea order.^{[1] [2]}

The family of Echiniscoididae consists of the following subfamilies and genera:^[2]

• Echiniscoidinae Kristensen & Hallas, 1980
  • Anisonyches Pollock, 1975
  • Echiniscoides Plate, 1888
• Isoechiniscoidinae Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016
  • Isoechiniscoides Møbjerg, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2016

Notes and References

1. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=136624 Echiniscoididae
2. Degma . Bertolani . Guidetti . 30 June 2018. Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) . . 34th Ed.. 23 November 2018 .