Bryochoerus intermedius

Bryochoerus intermedius is a species of tardigrade of the family Echiniscidae. It is one of two species of the genus Bryochoerus.[1] The species was first described by James Murray in 1910 as Echiniscus intermedius.

Bryochoerus intermedius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Echiniscoidea
Family: Echiniscidae
Genus: Bryochoerus
Species:
B. intermedius
Binomial name
Bryochoerus intermedius
(Murray), 1910
Synonyms
  • Echiniscus intermedius Murray, 1910

Subspecies

It has three subspecies:[1]

  • Bryochoerus intermedius intermedius (Murray, 1910)
  • Bryochoerus intermedius hawaiicus (Thulin, 1928)
  • Bryochoerus intermedius laevis (Marcus, 1936)

References

  1. Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 25 November 2018.

Further reading

Data related to Bryochoerus intermedius at Wikispecies

  • Marcus, 1936 : Tardigrada. Das Tierreich [The Animal Kingdom], vol. 66, p. 1-340.
  • Murray, 1910 : Tardigrada. British Antarctic Exped. 1907-9 under the command of Sir E. H. Shackleton, C.V.O. Reports on the Scientific Investigations, vol. 1, no. 5, p. 83-185.
  • Thulin, 1928 : Über die Phylogenie und das System der Tardigraden. [On the Phylogeny and the System of Tardigrades] Hereditas, vol. 11, no. 2/3, p. 207-266.
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