Proechiniscus hanneae | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Echiniscoidea |
Family: | Echiniscidae |
Genus: |
Proechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 |
Species: | P. hanneae
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Binomial name | |
Proechiniscus hanneae (Petersen, 1951)
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Synonyms | |
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Proechiniscus hanneae is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species of Proechiniscus, a genus within the family Echiniscidae. [1]
The species is endemic to Greenland, where they occur on Disko Island. [2]
The species was first described as Pseudechiniscus hanneae by Børge Petersen in 1951. It was placed in the new genus of Proechinscus by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen in 1987. [3]
Data related to
Proechiniscus hanneae at Wikispecies