Bryochoerus intermedius

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Bryochoerus intermedius
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Bryochoerus
Species:
B. intermedius
Binomial name
Bryochoerus intermedius
(Murray), 1910
Synonyms
  • Echiniscus intermediusMurray, 1910

Bryochoerus intermedius is a species of tardigrade of the family Echiniscidae. It is one of two species of the genus Bryochoerus . [1] The species was first described by James Murray in 1910 as Echiniscus intermedius.

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Subspecies

It has three subspecies: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.

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