NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: complete
Latest Record Review: 2005

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Family - Echiniscidae
  Order - Echiniscoidea
  Class - Heterotardigrada
  Phylum - Tardigrada
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Antechiniscus conversus
      Species - Antechiniscus lateromamillatus
      Species - Antechiniscus jermani
      Species - Antechiniscus moscali
      Species - Antechiniscus parvisentus
      Species - Antechiniscus perplexus