''Echiniscus'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

tardigrade Tardigrades (), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ...

s in the family

Echiniscidae 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 Echiniscoidea is an order of tardigrades, a phylum of water-dwelling, ei ...

. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840.

Species

The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' Echiniscus aliquantillus'' Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983 * '' Echiniscus angolensis'' da Cunha & do Nascimento Ribeiro, 1964 * '' Echiniscus apuanus'' Bertolani, 1946 * '' Echiniscus arcangelii'' Maucci, 1973–74 * '' Echiniscus arctomys'' Ehrenberg, 1853 * '' Echiniscus arthuri'' Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2005 * '' Echiniscus azoricus'' Fontoura, Pilato & Lisi, 2008 * '' Echiniscus baius'' Marcus, 1928 * '' Echiniscus baloghi'' Iharos, 1973 * '' Echiniscus barbarae'' Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2002 * ''

Echiniscus batramiae ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Iharos, 1936 * '' Echiniscus becki'' Schuster & Grigarick, 1966 * '' Echiniscus bigranulatus'' Richters, 1907 * '' Echiniscus bisculptus'' Maucci, 1983 * ''

Echiniscus blumi ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Richters, 1903 * ''

Echiniscus calcaratus ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Richters, 1908 * ''

Echiniscus calvus ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Marcus, 1931 * ''

Echiniscus canadensis ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Murray, 1910 * ''

Echiniscus canedoi ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' da Cunha & do Nascimento Ribeiro, 1962 * ''

Echiniscus capillatus ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Ramazzotti, 1956 * ''

Echiniscus carsicus ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Mihelčič, 1966 * ''

Echiniscus carusoi ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Pilato, 1972 * ''

Echiniscus cavagnaroi ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Schuster & Grigarick, 1966 * ''

Echiniscus cervicornis ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * '' ...

'' Murray, 1906 * ''

Echiniscus charrua ''Echiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Karl August Sigismund Schultze in 1840. Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Echiniscus africanus'' Murray, 1907 * ''E ...

'' Claps & Rossi, 1997 * '' Echiniscus cheonyoungi'' Moon & Kim, 1994 * '' Echiniscus cirinoi'' Binda & Pilato, 1993 * '' Echiniscus clavispinosus'' Fontoura, Pilato & Lisi, 2011 * '' Echiniscus clevelandi'' Beasley, 1999 * '' Echiniscus columinis'' Murray, 1911 * '' Echiniscus corrugicaudatus'' McInnes, 2009 * '' Echiniscus crassispinosus'' Murray, 1907 * '' Echiniscus crebraclava'' Sun, Li & Feng, 2014 * '' Echiniscus curiosus'' Claxton, 1996 * '' Echiniscus danieli'' Meyer, Tsaliki & Sorgee, 2017 * '' Echiniscus dariae'' Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2010 * '' Echiniscus darienae'' Miller, Horning & Dastych, 1995 * '' Echiniscus dearmatus'' Bartoš, 1935 * '' Echiniscus dikenli'' Maucci, 1973 * '' Echiniscus diploglyptus'' Durante Pasa & Maucci, 1975 * '' Echiniscus divergens'' Marcus, 1936 * '' Echiniscus dreyfusi'' de Barros, 1942 * '' Echiniscus duboisi'' Richters, 1902 * '' Echiniscus egnatiae'' Durante Pasa & Maucci, 1979 * '' Echiniscus ehrenbergi'' Dastych & Kristensen, 1995 * '' Echiniscus elaeinae'' Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2005 * '' Echiniscus elegans'' Richters, 1907 * '' Echiniscus evelinae'' de Barros, 1942 * '' Echiniscus ganczareki'' Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2007 * '' Echiniscus granulatus'' (Doyère, 1840) * '' Echiniscus heterospinosus'' Maucci, 1954 * '' Echiniscus hexacanthus'' Maucci, 1973 * '' Echiniscus hoonsooi'' Moon & Kim, 1990 * '' Echiniscus horningi'' Schuster & Grigarick, 1971 * '' Echiniscus inocelatus'' Mihelčič, 1938 * '' Echiniscus insuetus'' Mihelčič, 1967 * '' Echiniscus jagodici'' Mihelčič, 1951 * '' Echiniscus jamesi'' Claxton, 1996 * '' Echiniscus japonicus'' Morikawa, 1951 * '' Echiniscus jenningsi'' Dastych, 1984 * '' Echiniscus kerguelensis'' Richters, 1904 * '' Echiniscus knowltoni'' Schuster & Grigarick, 1971 * '' Echiniscus kofordi'' Schuster & Grigarick, 1966 * '' Echiniscus kosickii'' Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2010 * '' Echiniscus lapponicus'' Thulin, 1911 * '' Echiniscus laterosetosus'' Ito, 1993 * '' Echiniscus laterospinosus'' Rudescu, 1964 * '' Echiniscus latifasciatus'' Dudichev & Biserov, 2000 * '' Echiniscus lentiferus'' Claxton & Dastych, 2017 * '' Echiniscus lichenorum'' Maucci, 1983 * '' Echiniscus limai'' da Cunha & do Nascimento Ribeiro, 1964 * '' Echiniscus lineatus'' Pilato, Fontoura, Lisi & Beasley, 2008 * '' Echiniscus longispinosus'' Murray, 1907 * '' Echiniscus loxophthalmus'' Richters, 1911 * '' Echiniscus madonnae'' Michalczyk & Kaczmarek, 2006 * '' Echiniscus maesi'' Séméria, 1985 * '' Echiniscus malpighii'' Biserov, 1994 * '' Echiniscus manuelae'' da Cunha & do Nascimento Ribeiro, 1962 * '' Echiniscus marcusi'' Pilato, Claxton & Binda, 1989 * '' Echiniscus marginatus'' Binda & Pilato, 1994 * '' Echiniscus marginoporus'' Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983 * '' Echiniscus markezi'' Mihelčič, 1971/72 * '' Echiniscus marleyi'' Li, 2007 * '' Echiniscus masculinus'' Gąsiorek, Vončina & Michalczyk, 2020 * '' Echiniscus mauccii'' Ramazzotti, 1956 * '' Echiniscus mediantus'' Marcus, 1930 * '' Echiniscus merokensis'' Richters, 1904 * '' Echiniscus migiurtinus'' Franceschi, 1957 * '' Echiniscus mihelcici'' Iharos, 1973 * '' Echiniscus militaris'' Murray, 1911 * '' Echiniscus molluscorum'' Fox & Garcia-Moll, 1962 * '' Echiniscus mongoliensis'' Iharos, 1973 * '' Echiniscus moniliatus'' Iharos, 1967 * '' Echiniscus montanus'' Iharos, 1982 * '' Echiniscus mosaicus'' Grigarick, Schuster & Nelson, 1983 * '' Echiniscus murrayi'' Iharos, 1969 * '' Echiniscus nelsonae'' Li, Wang & Yu, 2007 * '' Echiniscus nepalensis'' Dastych, 1975 * '' Echiniscus nigripustulus'' Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978 * '' Echiniscus nobilis'' Mihelčič, 1967 * '' Echiniscus ollantaytamboensis'' Nickel, Miller & Marley, 2001 * '' Echiniscus osellai'' Maucci, 1975 * '' Echiniscus pajstunensis'' Bartoš,1941 * '' Echiniscus palmai'' Dastych, 1997 * '' Echiniscus pardalis'' Degma & Schill, 2015 * '' Echiniscus perarmatus'' Murray, 1907 * '' Echiniscus peruvianus'' Binda & Pilato, 1994 * '' Echiniscus perviridis'' Ramazzotti, 1959 * '' Echiniscus phocae'' du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 * '' Echiniscus polygonalis'' Ito, 1993 * '' Echiniscus pooensis'' Rodriguez-Roda, 1948 * '' Echiniscus porabrus'' Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978 * '' Echiniscus postojnensis'' Mihelčič, 1967 * '' Echiniscus pseudelegans'' Séméria, 1994 * '' Echiniscus pseudowendti'' Dastych, 1984 * '' Echiniscus punctus'' McInnes, 1995 * '' Echiniscus pusae'' Marcus, 1928 * '' Echiniscus quadrispinosus'' Richters, 1902 * '' Echiniscus quitensis'' Pilato, 2007 * '' Echiniscus rackae'' Dastych, 1986 * '' Echiniscus ranzii'' Ramazzotti, 1964 * '' Echiniscus reticulatus'' Murray, 1905 * '' Echiniscus reymondi'' Marcus, 1928 * '' Echiniscus robertsi'' Schuster & Grigarick, 1965 * '' Echiniscus rodnae'' Claxton, 1996 * '' Echiniscus rufoviridis'' du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1944 * '' Echiniscus rugospinosus'' Marcus, 1928 * '' Echiniscus scabrospinosus'' Fontoura, 1982 * '' Echiniscus semifoveolatus'' Ito, 1993 * '' Echiniscus shaanxiensis'' Li, Wang & Yu, 2007 * '' Echiniscus siegristi'' Heinis, 1911 * '' Echiniscus simba'' Marcus, 1928 * '' Echiniscus speciosus'' Mihelčič, 1967 * '' Echiniscus spiculifer'' Schaudinn, 1901 * '' Echiniscus spiniger'' Richters, 1904 * '' Echiniscus spinulosus'' (Doyère, 1840) * '' Echiniscus storkani'' Bartoš, 1940 * '' Echiniscus sylvanus'' Murray, 1910 * '' Echiniscus taibaiensis'' Wang & Li, 2005 * '' Echiniscus tamus'' Mehlen, 1969 * '' Echiniscus tardus'' Mihelčič, 1951 * '' Echiniscus tenuis'' Marcus, 1928 * '' Echiniscus tessellatus'' Murray, 1910 * '' Echiniscus testudo'' (Doyère, 1840) * '' Echiniscus trisetosus'' Cuénot, 1932 * '' Echiniscus trojanus'' Maucci, 1973 * '' Echiniscus tropicalis'' Binda & Pilato, 1995 * '' Echiniscus tympanista'' Murray, 1911 * '' Echiniscus velaminis'' Murray, 1910 * '' Echiniscus vinculus'' Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978 * '' Echiniscus virginicus'' Riggin, 1962 * '' Echiniscus viridianus'' Pilato, Fontoura & Lisi, 2007 * '' Echiniscus viridis'' Murray, 1910 * '' Echiniscus viridissimus'' Péterfi, 1956 * '' Echiniscus walteri'' Pilato & Lisi, 2003 * '' Echiniscus weisseri'' Maucci, 1978 * '' Echiniscus wendti'' Richters, 1903 * '' Echiniscus zetotrymus'' Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978 ;Species brought into synonymy: *''Echiniscus intermedius'' Murray, 1910: synonym of '' Bryochoerus intermedius'' Marcus, 1936

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