Echiniscus azoricus
Appearance
Echiniscus azoricus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Echiniscoidea |
Family: | Echiniscidae |
Genus: | Echiniscus |
Species: | E. azoricus
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Binomial name | |
Echiniscus azoricus |
Echinscus azoricus is a species of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae.[1] The species is endemic to the Azores Islands.[2] The species was first described by Paulo Fontoura, Giovanni Pilato and Oscar Lisi in 2008.[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 Paulo Fontoura; Giovanni Pilato; Oscar Lisi (2008). "Echiniscidae (Tardigrada, Heterotardigrada) from Faial and Pico Islands, the Azores, with the description of two new species" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1693: 49–61. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1693.1.4.
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