Testechiniscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Testechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 |
Species
editThe genus includes four species:[1]
- Testechiniscus laterculus (Schuster, Grigarick & Toftner, 1980)
- Testechiniscus macronyx (Richters, 1907)
- Testechiniscus meridionalis (Murray, 1906)
- Testechiniscus spitsbergensis (Scourfield, 1897)
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- Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, p. 261-335.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
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