Antechiniscus is a genus of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.
Species The genus includes six species: Antechiniscus conversus (Horning & Schuster, 1983) Antechiniscus jermani Rossi & Claps, 1989 Antechiniscus lateromamillatus (Ramazzotti, 1964) Antechiniscus moscali Claxton, 2001 Antechiniscus parvisentus (Horning & Schuster, 1983) Antechiniscus perplexus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
References
Further reading Kristensen, 1987 : Generic revision of the Echiniscidae (Heterotardigrada), with a discussion of the origin of the family. Collana U.Z.I. Selected Symposia and Monographs, no. 1, pp. 261–335. Nomenclator Zoologicus info