Carphania fluviatilis is a species of tardigrade. It is the only known species within the genus Carphania, which is the only genus in the family Carphaniidae, which is part of the order Echiniscoidea.[1] It was first described by Maria Grazia Binda in 1978. It is a freshwater species, endemic in Italy.[2]
| Carphania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Echiniscoidea |
| Family: | Carphaniidae Binda & Kristensen, 1986 |
| Genus: | Carphania Binda, 1978 |
| Species: | C. fluviatilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Carphania fluviatilis Binda, 1978 | |
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