Pseudechiniscus jiroveci
Species of tardigrade
Pseudechiniscus jiroveci | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Echiniscoidea |
Family: | Echiniscidae |
Genus: | Pseudechiniscus |
Species: | P. jiroveci |
Binomial name | |
Pseudechiniscus jiroveci Bartoš, 1963 |
Pseudechiniscus jiroveci is a species of tardigrade within the family Echiniscidae,[1] originally described from 5 juvenile specimens. The species is found in China, with some occurrences recorded from Tanzania and the Republic of South Africa.[2][3]