Echiniscus testudo

Echiniscus testudo
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigradaa
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Echiniscus
Species: E. testudo
Binomial name
Echiniscus testudo
Doyère, 1840[1]

Echiniscus testudo (also known as Turtle Water Bear) is a species of tardigrade native to China, Greenland, and Mongolia as well as Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.[2][3]

References

  1. Species Echiniscus testudo - Hierarchy - The Taxonomicon
  2. Echiniscus testudo - Properties - The Taxonomicon
  3. A molecular study of the tardigrade Echiniscus testudo (Echiniscidae) reveals low DNA sequence diversity over a large geographical area


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