Echiniscoidea | |
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Echiniscoides higginisi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Echiniscoidea |
Families | |
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Echiniscoidea is an order of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. [1] [2] It was first described by Richters in 1926. [3]
The order Echiniscoidea consists of the following families: [2]
The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea.