Echiniscus canadensis Murray, 1910

Gąsiorek, Piotr & Vončina, Katarzyna, 2023, Atlas of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of the World-part I: West Palaearctic Echiniscus species, Zootaxa 5344 (1), pp. 1-72 : 15

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5344.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8349252

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Echiniscus canadensis Murray, 1910
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5. Echiniscus canadensis Murray, 1910 View in CoL View at ENA

Figure 4C View FIGURE 4

Synonyms

Echiniscus punctulatus Mihelčič, 1955 : Ramazzotti & Maucci (1983)

Echiniscus bellus Mihelčič, 1967 View in CoL : Ramazzotti & Maucci (1983)

Locus typicus: Canada, British Columbia, Victoria.

Etymology: The name refers to the country where this species was found for the first time. An adjective in nominative singular.

Shortened description: Medium-sized to large (ca. 250–450 μm, typically 300–400 μm). Body appendage configuration A-Cd- Dd ( Fig. 4C View FIGURE 4 ), Cd cirrous, Dd spiniform. See E. blumi above for the remaining characters.

Phylogenetic position: Echiniscus canadensis is firmly located at the base of the Echiniscus phylogenetic tree (Figs 1–2).

Remarks: As above for E. blumi .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Tardigrada

Class

Heterotardigrada

Order

Echiniscoidea

Family

Echiniscidae

Genus

Echiniscus

Loc

Echiniscus canadensis Murray, 1910

Gąsiorek, Piotr & Vončina, Katarzyna 2023
2023
Loc

Echiniscus bellus Mihelčič, 1967

Mihelcic 1967
1967
Loc

Echiniscus punctulatus Mihelčič, 1955

Mihelcic 1955
1955
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