Eohypsibiidae Explained

Eohypsibiidae is a family of water bear or moss piglet, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. It contains the following species in three genera:

• Austeruseus ^[1]
  • Austeruseus balduri
  • Austeruseus faroensis
  • Austeruseus rokuri
• Bertolanius
  • Bertolanius birnae
  • Bertolanius mahunkai
  • Bertolanius markevichi
  • Bertolanius nebulosus
  • Bertolanius portucalensis
  • Bertolanius smreczinskii
  • Bertolanius volubilis
  • Bertolanius weglarskae
• Eohypsibius
  • Eohypsibius nadjae
  • Eohypsibius terrestris

Notes and References

1. Trygvadottir, B. V. & Kristensen, R. M.(2011). "Eohypsibiidae (Eutardigrada, Tardigrada) from the Faroe Islands with the description of a new genus containing three new species." Zootaxa 2886: 39–62.