| Hypechiniscus fengi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Echiniscidae |
| Genus: | Hypechiniscus |
| Species: | H. fengi |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypechiniscus fengi Sun & Li, 2013 | |
Hypechiniscus fengi is a species tardigrade within the family Echiniscidae, described in China by Xizhai Sun and Xiaochen Li. It was compared to other members within its genus, H. exarmatus, H. gladiator, and H. papillifer. Differentiations between the species are; H. fengi having a more robust medium dorsal spine and larger spurs on the internal claws when compared to H. exarmatus; H. fengi lacking a dentate collar on the fourth pair of legs when compared to H. gladiator; and H.fengi lacking papillae on all four pairs of legs when compared to H. papillifer.
References
- "World list of Tardigrada - Hypechiniscus fengi Sun & Li, 2013". marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Hypechiniscus Thulin, 1928". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
- Sun, Xizhai; Li, Xiaochen (October 2013). "A new species of genus Hypechiniscus (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae) from China". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 126 (3): 240–244. doi:10.2988/0006-324X-126.3.240. ISSN 0006-324X.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Hypechiniscus fengi | |