More than one thousand Tardigrada species were included in the published checklist
(Guidetti, R. & Bertolani, R. 2005. Tardigrade taxonomy: an updated check list of the taxa …

This review synthesizes recent developments in the field of tardigrade biogeography, tracing
back to the origins of Baas Becking's hypothesis that 'everything is everywhere but the …

Abstract The genus Echiniscus CAS Schultze, 1840, one of the earliest established and
speciose tardigrade genera, has been hypothesized to be polyphyletic. Moreover, the …

When listing the tardigrade species found in a study, the general practice is to sort the list
alphabetically or taxonomically by genus. The first time a genus name is used it is spelled …

Members of the genus Echiniscus CAS Schultze, 1840 are mostly unisexual, with
thelytokously reproducing females. Therefore, every newly described dioecious species in …

Pseudechiniscus, the second-largest genus of the family Echiniscidae (Tardigrada:
Heterotardigrada: Echiniscoidea), is notoriously difficult for taxonomic studies. In this study, I …

Pseudechiniscus is the second most species-rich genus in Heterotardigrada and in the
family Echiniscidae. However, previous studies have pointed out polyphyly and …

Echiniscidae are undoubtedly the most thoroughly studied lineage of the class
Heterotardigrada. Recently, new subfamilies and tribes grouping echiniscid genera based …

Tardigrades constitute a micrometazoan phylum usually considered as taxonomically
challenging and therefore difficult for biogeographic analyses. The genus Pseudechiniscus …

setaceus sp. nov., E. similaris sp. nov., E. tetraspinosus sp. nov., Hypechiniscus africanus sp.
nov.(the exarmatus group), Pseudechiniscus (Pseudechiniscus) aquatilis sp. nov., P.(P.) …