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Phylum

Tardigrada

Image

Species ID

Phylum

Family

Accepted Binomially

Status

Discovered

OC-SP-0000607

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Halechiniscidae

Accepted Binomially

Parmursa sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Parmursa

Lowest Known Rank

genus

OC-SP-0000607

Tardigrada

Halechiniscidae

Discovered

Discovered

OC-SP-0000611

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Halechiniscidae

Accepted Binomially

Halechiniscidae sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Halechiniscidae

Lowest Known Rank

family

OC-SP-0000611

Tardigrada

Halechiniscidae

Discovered

Discovered

OC-SP-0000612

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Stygarctidae

Accepted Binomially

Megastygarctides sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Megastygarctides

Lowest Known Rank

genus

OC-SP-0000612

Tardigrada

Stygarctidae

Discovered

Discovered

OC-SP-0000609

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Neoarctidae

Accepted Binomially

Neoarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Neoarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

OC-SP-0000609

Tardigrada

Neoarctidae

Discovered

Discovered

OC-SP-0000600

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Coronarctidae

Accepted Binomially

Coronarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Coronarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

OC-SP-0000600

Tardigrada

Coronarctidae

Discovered

Pathway

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OC-SP-0000602

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Tanarctidae

Accepted Binomially

Tanarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Tanarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000602

Tardigrada

Tanarctidae

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000603

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Halechiniscidae

Accepted Binomially

Chrysoarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Chrysoarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000603

Tardigrada

Halechiniscidae

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000606

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Neostygarctidae

Accepted Binomially

Neostygarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Neostygarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000606

Tardigrada

Neostygarctidae

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000610

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Halechiniscidae

Accepted Binomially

Halechiniscus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Halechiniscus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000610

Tardigrada

Halechiniscidae

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000601

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Tanarctidae

Accepted Binomially

Actinarctus neretinus

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Actinarctus neretinus

Lowest Known Rank

species

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000601

Tardigrada

Tanarctidae

Actinarctus neretinus

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000604

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Styraconyxidae

Accepted Binomially

Raiarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Raiarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000604

Tardigrada

Styraconyxidae

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000605

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Styraconyxidae

Accepted Binomially

Tholoarctus sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Tholoarctus

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000605

Tardigrada

Styraconyxidae

Pathway

Pathway

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000608

Phylum

Tardigrada

Family

Styraconyxidae

Accepted Binomially

Styraconyx sp.

Lowest Valid Taxon Name in WoRMS

Styraconyx

Lowest Known Rank

genus

No Image yet…

OC-SP-0000608

Tardigrada

Styraconyxidae

Pathway

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