Mopsechiniscus is a genus of terrestrial tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae.[1][2] It was named and described by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus in 1944.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Mopsechiniscus Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 |
Species edit
The genus includes the following species:[2]
- 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
References edit
- ^ Mopsechiniscus, World Register of Marine Species
- ^ a b Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
Further reading edit
Data related to Mopsechiniscus at Wikispecies
- Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 : Sobre tardigrados Brasileiros. (On Brazilian Tardigrades) Comunicaciones Zoologicas del Museo de Historia Natural de Montevideo, vol. 1, p. 1-19.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
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