Orzeliscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus in 1952.

Orzeliscus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Orzeliscus
Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1952

Species edit

The genus includes two species:[1]

References edit

  1. ^ 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 26 November 2018.

Publications edit

  • Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1952 : On South American Malacopoda. Boletim da Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras, Universidade de São Paulo, Zoology Series, vol. 17, p. 189-209.
  •   Data related to Orzeliscus at Wikispecies