Carphania
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| Carphania | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Carphaniidae Binda & Kristensen, 1986 |
| Genus: | Carphania Binda, 1978 |
| Species: | C. fluviatilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Carphania fluviatilis Binda, 1978
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Carphania fluviatilis is a species of tardigrade. It is the only known species within the genus Carphania, which is the only genus in the family Carphaniidae, which is part of the order Echiniscoidea.[1] It was first described by Maria Grazia Binda in 1978. It is a freshwater species, endemic in Italy.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- ^ Carphania fluviatilis Binda, 1978, World Register of Marine Species
External links[edit]
Data related to Carphania at Wikispecies
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