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 - Cornechiniscus brachycornutus
      Species - Cornechiniscus ceratophorus
      Species - Cornechiniscus cornutus
      Species - Cornechiniscus holmeni
      Species - Cornechiniscus lobatus
      Species - Cornechiniscus madagascariensis
      Species - Cornechiniscus schrammi
      Species - Cornechiniscus subcornutus
      Species - Cornechiniscus tibetanus