Carphania | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Echiniscoidea |
Family: |
Carphaniidae Binda & Kristensen, 1986 |
Genus: |
Carphania Binda, 1978 |
Species: | C. fluviatilis
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Binomial name | |
Carphania fluviatilis Binda, 1978
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Carphania fluviatilis is a species of tardigrade. It is the only known species within the genus Carphania, which is the only genus in the family Carphaniidae, which is part of the order Echiniscoidea. [1] It was first described by Maria Grazia Binda in 1978. It is a freshwater species, endemic in Italy. [2]