Novechiniscus armadilloides
Species of tardigrade From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Novechiniscus armadilloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Novechiniscus Kristensen, 1987 |
| Species: | N. armadilloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Novechiniscus armadilloides (Schuster, 1975) | |
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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.
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