Novechiniscus armadilloides
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Novechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 |
| Species: | N. armadilloides
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| Novechiniscus armadilloides (Schuster, 1975)
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Novechiniscus armadilloides is a species of terrestrial tardigrade. It is the only species of the genus Novechiniscus, which belongs to the family Echiniscidae.[1][2] The species is endemic to the United States in the state of Utah.[3]
The species was first described by Robert O. Schuster in 1975 as Parechiniscus armadilloides.[2] It was placed in its own genus Novechiniscus by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen in 1987.
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 15 December 2018.
- ^ a b Novechiniscus armadilloides (Schuster, 1975). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 December 2018.
- ^ Rebecchi Altiero, Eibye-Jacobsen, Bertolani & Kristensen, 2008 : A new discovery of Novechiniscus armadilloides (Schuster, 1975) (Tardigrada, Echiniscidae) from Utah, USA with considerations on non-marine Heterotardigrada phylogeny and biogeography. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution, vol. 8, no 1, p. 58–65.
Further reading[edit]
- Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, p. 261-335.
- Schuster, 1975 : A new species of Parechiniscus from Utah (Tardigrada: Echiniscidae). Memorie dell'Istituto Italiano di Idrobiologia Dott. Marco de Marchi, vol. 32 suppl., p. 333-336.
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