Pseudechiniscus is a species of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The species is endemic to the island of São Tomé in São Tomé and Príncipe.[2] The species was first described by Paulo Fontoura, Giovanni Pilato and Oscar Lisi in 2010.[2]
| Pseudechiniscus santomensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Pseudechiniscus |
| Species: | P. santomensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudechiniscus santomensis | |
Description
editThis tardigrade species measures between 119 and 168 μm.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Paulo Fontoura; Giovanni Pilato; Oscar Lisi (2010). "First record of Tardigrada from São Tomé (Gulf of Guinea, Western Equatorial Africa) and description of Pseudechiniscus santomensis sp. nov. (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2564: 31–42. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.2564.1.2.
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