Biology:Arthrotardigrada

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Short description: Order of tardigrades

Arthrotardigrada
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Florarctus sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Marcus, 1927
Families
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Arthrotardigrada are an order of tardigrades,[1][2] first described by Marcus in 1927.

Families

Arthrotardigrada consists of the following families:[3]

References

  1. Justin Gerlach (2011). Crustacea, Platyhelminthes, Nematoda, Nemertea, Annelida, Rotifera and Tardigrada of the Seychelles Islands. Siri Scientific Press. pp. 78–. ISBN 978-0-9558636-9-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=vodSxf1CziIC&pg=PA78. "The class Heterotardigrada includes two orders: Arthrotardigrada and Echiniscoidea. The Arthrotardigrada includes only marine species, that very often have also a medial cirrus in the head; legs may be digitate or not. In non-digitate legs ..." 
  2. Jørgensen, Aslak; Faurby, Søren; Hansen, Jesper G.; Møbjerg, Nadja; Kristensen, Reinhardt M. (2010-03-01). "Molecular phylogeny of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54 (3): 1006–1015. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.10.006. PMID 19822216. 
  3. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018). University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf. Retrieved 25 November 2018. 
  4. Møbjerg, Nadja; Jørgensen, Aslak; Kristensen, Reinhardt M. (March 2020). Ongoing revision of Echiniscoididae (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), with the description of a new interstitial species and genus with unique anal structures. 188. 663–680. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlz122. https://academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/article/188/3/663/5628819. 

Further reading

  • Marcus (1927), Zur Anatomie und Ökologie mariner Tardigraden. (On Anatomy and Oecology of Underwater Tardigrades) Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, vol. 53, p. 487–558.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4129904 entry