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Mopsechiniscus
Sign in to saveMopsechiniscus is a genus of terrestrial tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. It was named and described by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus in 1944.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumTardigrada
- ClassHeterotardigrada
- OrderEchiniscoidea
- FamilyEchiniscidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Echiniscidae
- Collections
- UCDC
- Recorded in
- Argentina
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Mopsechiniscus is a genus of terrestrial tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. It was named and described by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus in 1944.
==Species== The genus includes the following species: Mopsechiniscus franciscae Guidetti, Rebecchi, Cesari & McInnes, 2014 Mopsechiniscus frenoti Dastych, 1999 Mopsechiniscus granulosus Mihelčič, 1967 Mopsechiniscus imberbis (Richters, 1907) Mopsechiniscus schusteri Dastych, 1999 Mopsechiniscus tasmanicus Dastych & Moscal, 1992
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