The Halechiniscidae are a family of

tardigrade Tardigrades (), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them . In 1776, th ...

s. The family was named and first described by

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in 1928.

Subfamilies and genera

They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera: * Dipodarctinae Pollock, 1995 ** ''

Dipodarctus The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfamilies and genera They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera: * Dipodarctinae Pollock, 1995 ** '' Dipodarct ...

'' Pollock, 1995 * Euclavarctinae Renaud-Mornant, 1983 ** '' Clavarctus'' Renaud-Mornant, 1983 ** ''

Euclavarctus ''Euclavarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Euclavarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfam ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1975 ** ''

Exoclavarctus ''Exoclavarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Halechiniscidae. Its only species is ''Exoclavarctus dineti''. The species has been found in the deep sea in the Bay of Biscay.

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1983 ** ''

Moebjergarctus ''Moebjergarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Halechiniscidae The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfamilies and genera They are divided into the fo ...

'' Bussau, 1992 ** ''

Parmursa ''Parmursa'' is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Euclavarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfamilie ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1984 ** ''

Proclavarctus ''Proclavarctus fragilis'' is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus ''Proclavarctus'', part of the Family (biology), family Halechiniscidae. The species has been found in deep sea in the Mozambique Channel and the Bay of B ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1983 * Florarctinae Renaud-Mornant, 1982 ** ''

Florarctus ''Florarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfamili ...

'' Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965 ** ''

Ligiarctus ''Ligiarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant Jeanne Renaud-Mornant, Born Jeanne Renaud, Jeanne Renaud-Debyser bef ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1982 ** '' Wingstrandarctus'' Kristensen, 1984 * Halechiniscinae Thulin, 1928 ** ''

Chrysoarctus ''Chrysoarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Halechiniscinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfa ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1984 ** ''

Halechiniscus ''Halechiniscus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Halechiniscidae. It was named and described by Ferdinand Richters in 1908. Species The genus includes 11 species: * ''Halechiniscus chafarinensis'' Grimaldi de Zio & Villora Moreno, 1995 ...

'' Richters, 1908 * Orzeliscinae Schulz, 1963 ** ''

Mutaparadoxipus The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfamilies and genera They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera: * Dipodarctinae Pollock, 1995 ** '' Dipodarct ...

'' Gross, Miller & Hochberg, 2014 ** ''

Opydorscus ''Opydorscus fonsecae'' is a species of tardigrades. It is the only species in the genus ''Opydorscus'', part of the family Halechiniscidae and the subfamily Orzeliscinae. The species has been found on the Brazilian coast of the South Atlantic Oc ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1989 ** '' Orzeliscus'' du Bois-Reymond Marcus, 1952 ** ''

Paradoxipus ''Paradoxipus orzeliscoides'' is a species of tardigrade. It is the only species in the genus ''Paradoxipus'', part of the family Halechiniscidae and the subfamily Orzeliscinae. The species has been found in the coastal waters of the southeastern ...

'' Kristensen & Higgins, 1989 * Quisarctinae Fujimoto, 2015 ** ''

Quisarctus The Halechiniscidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1928. Subfamilies and genera They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera: * Dipodarctinae Pollock, 1995 ** '' Dipodarct ...

'' Fujimoto, 2015

Subfamilies and genera

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