Echiniscus testudo

Echiniscus testudo
On a grain of sand
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Echiniscus
Species:
E. testudo
Binomial name
Echiniscus testudo
(Doyère, 1840)
Synonyms[5][6]
  • Emydium testudo Doyère, 1840[1]
  • Echiniscus bellermanni Schultze, 1840[2]
  • Echiniscus inermis Richters, 1902[3]
  • Echiniscus trifilis Rahm, 1921
  • Echiniscus filamentosus mongoliensis Iharos, 1973[4]

Echiniscus testudo is a cosmopolitan species of tardigrade.

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