Milnesiidae
Family of tardigrades
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Milnesiidae is a family of tardigrades of the class Eutardigrada. It is the sole family in the order Apochela.[2] In 2019, Noemi Guil and colleagues proposed to promote the order Apochela to the new class Apotardigrada.[3]
Phylum:Tardigrada
Class:Eutardigrada
Order:Apochela
Schuster, Nelson, Grigarick & Christenberry, 1980
Schuster, Nelson, Grigarick & Christenberry, 1980
Family:Milnesiidae
Ramazzotti, 1962
Ramazzotti, 1962
| Milnesiidae Temporal range: Mid Cretaceous-recent[1] | |
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| Milnesium tardigradum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Apochela Schuster, Nelson, Grigarick & Christenberry, 1980 |
| Family: | Milnesiidae Ramazzotti, 1962 |
| Genera | |
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See text | |
Genera
The family consists of the following genera:
- Bergtrollus Dastych, 2011
- Limmenius Horning, Schuster & Grigarick, 1978
- Milnesioides Claxton, 1999
- Milnesium Doyère, 1840
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