Bryodelphax

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Bryodelphax
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus:Bryodelphax
Thulin, 1928

Bryodelphax is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. [1] The genus was first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928.

A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.

Echiniscidae Family of Tardigrades

The Echiniscidae are a family of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. It is one of the four families in the Echiniscoidea order. The family was named by Gustav Thulin in 1928.

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Species

The genus includes the following species: [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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