Echiniscus speciosus Mihelcic, 1967
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echiniscus speciosus Mihelcic, 1967
- Name authority
- Mihelcic, 1967
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Tardigrada
- Class
- Heterotardigrada
- Order
- Echiniscoidea
- Family
- Echiniscidae
- Genus
- Echiniscus
- Extinction status
- Recorded extant
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumTardigrada Doyère, 1840
- classHeterotardigrada Marcus, 1927
- orderEchiniscoidea Richters, 1926
- familyEchiniscidae Thulin, 1928
- genusEchiniscus C. A. S. Schultze, 1840
- speciesEchiniscus speciosus Mihelcic, 1967
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Echiniscus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Echiniscus angolensis da Cunha & do Nascimento Ribeiro, 1964 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus arctomys Ehrenberg, 1853 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus arthuri Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2005 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus calcaratus Richters, 1908 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus canedoi da Cunha & do Nascimento Ribeiro, 1962 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus carusoi Pilato, 1972 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus curiosus Claxton, 1996 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus dreyfusi De Barros, 1942 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus elaeinae Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2005 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus heterospinosus Maucci, 1954 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus insuetus Mihelcic, 1967 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
| Echiniscus jamesi Claxton, 1996 | EchiniscidaeTardigrada | Accepted speciesRecorded extant |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Echiniscus roseus Mihelcic, 1967 Mihelcic, 1967 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Mihelcic, & Franz. (1967). Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Tardigraden Argentiniens. Verhandlungen Der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, Vol. 107. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38G3G. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.