Hypechiniscus fengi
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| Hypechiniscus fengi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| 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 of tardigrade within the family Echiniscidae,[1][2] 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.[3]