Cornechiniscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1] It was named and described by Walter Maucci and Giuseppe Ramazzotti in 1981.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Cornechiniscus Maucci & Ramazzotti, 1981. |
Species
editThe genus includes nine species:[1]
- Cornechiniscus brachycornutus Maucci, 1987
- Cornechiniscus ceratophorus (Maucci, 1973)
- Cornechiniscus cornutus (Richters, 1907)
- Cornechiniscus holmeni (Petersen, 1951)
- Cornechiniscus lobatus (Ramazzotti, 1943)
- Cornechiniscus madagascariensis Maucci, 1993
- Cornechiniscus schrammi (Dastych, 1979)
- Cornechiniscus subcornutus Maucci & Ramazzotti, 1981
- Cornechiniscus tibetanus (Maucci, 1979)
References
edit- ^ a b 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
edit- Maucci & Ramazzotti, 1981 : Cornechiniscus gen. nov.: nuova posizione sistematica per i cosiddetti 'Pseudechiniscus gruppo cornutus', con descrizione di una nuova specie (Tardigrada, Echiniscidae). Memorie dell'Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia Dott Marco de Marchi, vol. 39, p. 147-151.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
Data related to Cornechiniscus at Wikispecies
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