Archechiniscus
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| Genus: | Archechiniscus Erich Schultz, 1953
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Archechiniscus (Pronunciation: Arh-eh-in-isk-oos) is a genus of tardigrades in the family Archechiniscidae being the only one. The etymology is Greek which means the "Ruler" or "Chief" of the Echinuscus species which is distinct from Echiniscus and placed in a different order.
History
It only had one known species which was described by Erich Schultz in 1953 until 1987 when Archechiniscus minutus was described in 1987. Its recent one was discovered in 2012.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2013),[1] this genus includes the following species:
- Archechiniscus biscaynei Miller, Clark & Miller, 2012
- Archechiniscus marci Schulz, 1953
- Archechiniscus minutus Grimaldi de Zio & D'Addabbo Gallo, 1987
- Archechiniscus symbalanus Chang & Rho, 1998
References
- ^ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (15 July 2013). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2013) (PDF). 23. University of Modena. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013.
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Further reading
Wikispecies has information related to Archechiniscus.
- Binda, Risistemazione di alcuni tardigradi con l'istituzione di un nuovo genere di Oreellidae e della nuova famiglia Archechiniscidae. (1978) Animalia (Catania), 1978, vol. 5, no. 1/3, p. 307-314.
- Schulz Eine neue Tardi-graden Gattung von der pazifischen Kuste. Zoologischer Anzeiger, 1953, , vol. 151 p. 306-310
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info