Parechiniscus
| Parechiniscus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Parechiniscus Cuénot, 1926 |
Parechiniscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus is the third oldest in the family Echiniscidae, it was named described by Lucien Cuénot in 1926 and its etymology is from the Greek for "take echiniscus", literally "taking a shape of an echiniscus", it nearly has the same shape with the Echiniscus but some similarities.
One of the places that are founded is France.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2013)[1], this genus includes the following species:
- Parechiniscus chitonides Cuénot, 1926
- Parechiniscus unispinosus da Cunha, 1947
References
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- 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2013-07-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2013) (PDF). 23. University of Modena.
Further reading
- Cuénot, 1926 : Description d'un tardigrade nouveau de la faune française. (Description of a New Tardigrate in French Fauna) Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l’Académie des sciences, vol. 182, p. 744-745.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
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