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Echiniscus viridianus

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Species of tardigrade

Echiniscus viridianus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Echiniscus
Species: E. viridianus
Binomial name
Echiniscus viridianus
Pilato, Fontoura & Lisi, 2007

Echinscus viridianus is a species of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae. The species has been found in the United States (Alabama and New Mexico) and in the Azores Islands in the North Atlantic. It was first described by Giovanni Pilato, Paulo Fontoura and Oscar Lisi in 2007. The body length of Echiniscus viridianus lies between 175 and 310 μm.

References

  1. 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.
  2. ^ Paulo Fontoura; Giovanni Pilato; Oscar Lisi (2007). "Remarks on the Echiniscus viridis group, with the description of a new species (Tardigrada, Echiniscidae)". Journal of Limnology. 66: 33–39. doi:10.4081/jlimnol.2007.s1.33. hdl:10400.12/1420.

Data related to Echiniscus viridianus at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Echiniscus viridianus


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