Arthrotardigrada

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Arthrotardigrada
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Florarctus sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Marcus, 1927
Families
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Arthrotardigrada are an order of tardigrades, [1] [2] first described by Marcus in 1927.

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Families

Arthrotardigrada consists of the following families: [3]

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References

  1. Justin Gerlach (2011). Crustacea, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Rotifera and Tardigrada of the Seychelles Islands. Siri Scientific Press. pp. 78–. ISBN   978-0-9558636-9-1. The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea. The Arthrotardigrada includes only marine species, that very often have also a medial cirrus in the head; legs may be digitate or not. In non-digitate legs ...
  2. Jørgensen, Aslak; Faurby, Søren; Hansen, Jesper G.; Møbjerg, Nadja; Kristensen, Reinhardt M. (2010-03-01). "Molecular phylogeny of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 54 (3): 1006–1015. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.006. PMID   19822216.
  3. 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.
  4. Møbjerg, Nadja; Jørgensen, Aslak; Kristensen, Reinhardt M. (March 2020). Ongoing revision of Echiniscoididae (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), with the description of a new interstitial species and genus with unique anal structures. Vol. 188. pp. 663–680. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz122.{{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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