Echiniscidae
| Echiniscidae | |
|---|---|
| Echiniscus insularis, as it appears under PCM (above) and SEM (below) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae Thulin, 1928 |
| Genera | |
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The Echiniscidae are a family of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, eight-legged, segmented micro-animals. It is one of the four families in the order Echiniscoidea. The family was named by Gustav Thulin in 1928.