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Water Bears

Tardigrada

Scientific Names

Preferred Names

Tardigrada
Phylum recognized by EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022
Reference taxon from EOL Dynamic Hierarchy Trunk
Tardigrada
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Tardigrada
Recognized by CreatureCast, Australia Species List, Canada Species List, China Species List, Finland Species List, Greenland Species List, Guinea Bissau Species List, Sweden Species List, Taiwan Species List, United Kingdom Species List, Japan Species List, English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa, Mexico Species List, Arabian Sea Species List, Bay of Bengal Species List, Celtic Sea Species List, Davis Strait Species List, English Channel Species List, Gulf of Bothnia Species List, Gulf of Thailand Species List, Indian Ocean Species List, Irish Sea Species List, Mozambique Channel Species List, North Atlantic Species List, North Pacific Species List, North Sea Species List, Southern Ocean Species List, Tasman Sea Species List, South Atlantic Species List, South Pacific Species List, Furui 2020, EOL staff, United States Species List, Brusca and Brusca, 2003, Appeltans et al, and ecology literature
Tardigrada Doyère 1840
Phylum recognized by Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Alternative Names

Alalcomenaeus Simonetta 1970
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Cheloniellon Broili 1932
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Habelia Walcott 1912
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Odaraia Walcott 1912
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Parastyarctus Renaud-Debyser 1965
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Perspicaris Briggs 1977
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Plenocaris Whittington 1974
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Renaudaratus Kristensen & Higgins 1984
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sanctacaris Briggs & Collins 1988
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Sarotrocercus Whittington 1981
Doubtful according to GBIF classification
Tardigrada
Harvest ancestor according to Arctic Register of Marine Species, EOL authors, GBIF national node type records UK, GBIF national node type records Sweden, Mozambique Species List, GBIF national node type records Germany, NMNH type specimens, Paleobiology Database, Flickr Group, iNaturalist, NMNH Collection, Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, Simpson et al 2020, World Register of Marine Species, BioImages, the virtual fieldguide, UK, TreatmentBank, and Global Biotic Interactions
Yohoia Walcott 1912
Doubtful according to GBIF classification

Common Names

English

water bears preferred
Recognized by English Vernaculars for Landmark Taxa and admin
Tardigrade
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Amharic

የውሃ ድብ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arabic

بطيء الخطو preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Armenian

Ջրային արջ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Assamese

টাৰডিগ্রেড preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azerbaijani

Ərincəklilər preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bashkir

Аҡрын йөрөүсөләр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Belarusian

Ціхаходкі preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
ціхаходкі
prefer
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names (prefers this name)

Bengali

টারডিগ্রেড preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Bulgarian

бавноходки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Catalan; Valencian

Tardígrad preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Chinese

缓步动物门 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Croatian

Dugoživci preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Czech

želvušky preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Danish

Bjørnedyr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Dutch; Flemish

Beerdiertjes preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Esperanto

Tardigradoj preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Estonian

Loimurid preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Finnish

Karhukaiset preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Galician

Tardígrado preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Georgian

ნელამავალნი preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

German

Bärtierchen preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Greek, Modern (1453-)

Βραδύπορα preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hebrew

דובוני מים preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hindi

टार्डीग्रेड preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Hungarian

medveállatkák preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Indonesian

Tardigrades preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Inuktitut

ᐊᒃᔭᑯᓗᒃ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Irish

béar uisce preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Japanese

緩歩動物門 preferred
Recognized by Furui 2020 and admin
緩歩動物 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kannada

ಟಾರ್ಡಿಗ್ರೇಡ್‌ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Kazakh

Жайбасар preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Korean

완보동물 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lao

ຕາກດີກະລາດາ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Latvian

Gauskāji preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish

Beerbieskes preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lingua Franca Nova

Tardigrado preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Lithuanian

Lėtūnai preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Macedonian

долгоживци preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Malayalam

ടാർഡിഗ്രാഡ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Navajo; Navaho

Tsįdláádkááʼ naatʼiʼí preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

North Frisian

Beerdiarten preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Norwegian

Bjørnedyr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
bjørnedyr preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Occitan (post 1500)

Tardigrads preferred
Recognized by admin

Oromo

Qaranbullee bisaani preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Persian

خرس آبی preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Polish

niesporczaki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Quechua

Lat'uthatki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Russian

тихоходки preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Scots

Tardigrade preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Shambala

Dugoživci preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Slovak

Pomalky preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Spanish; Castilian

Počasniki preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swahili

Kidudu-dubu preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Swedish

Trögkrypare preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tamil

நீர்க் கரடி preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Tatar

Әкрен йөрүчеләр preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Thai

ทาร์ดิกราดา preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Turkish

Su ayıları preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Ukrainian

тихоходи preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Urdu

ٹارڈیگریڈ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Uzbek

Jimyurar preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Vietnamese

Gấu nước preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Wu

缓步动物门 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Arz

لءبي preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Azb

سۇ آییلاری preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Ca

Tardigrade preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

En Gb

Tardigrade preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Mrj

Мызыргышывлӓ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Pnb

پانی رچھ preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names

Yue

水熊蟲 preferred
Recognized by Wikidata Common Names
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Curated hierarchies for Tardigrada

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy April 2022

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Mesotardigrada
Arthropoda
Kinorhyncha
Loricifera
Nematoda
Nematomorpha
Onychophora
Priapulida

Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

Biota
Animalia
Tardigrada Doyère 1840 (this page)
Eutardigrada Richters 1926
Heterotardigrada Marcus 1927
Mesotardigrada Rahm 1937
Acanthocephala Rudolphi 1802
Annelida
Arthropoda
Brachiopoda
Bryozoa
Chaetognatha
Chordata
Cnidaria
Ctenophora
Dicyemida
Echinodermata
Gastrotricha
Gnathostomulida
Hemichordata Bateson 1885
Kamptozoa
Kinorhyncha
Loricifera
Micrognathozoa
Mollusca
Nematoda
Nematomorpha
Nemertea
Onychophora Grube 1853
Orthonectida
Phoronida
Placozoa
Platyhelminthes Minot 1876
Porifera
Priapulida
Rotifera
Sipuncula
Xenacoelomorpha Philippe, Brinkmann, Copley, Moroz, Nakano, Poustka, Wallberg, Peterson & Telford 2011

Dynamic Hierarchy Version 2.2 - Test

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Mesotardigrada
Arthropoda
Kinorhyncha
Loricifera
Nematoda
Nematomorpha
Onychophora
Priapulida

EOL Dynamic Hierarchy 1.1

Life
Cellular Organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Mesotardigrada
Arthropoda
Onychophora

GBIF classification

Animalia
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Mesotardigrada
Abranchus
Acantholoma
Acineta Ehrenberg 1834
Akeratidae
Ammodiscus Reuss 1862
Amphictenidae
Amphipalaemon
Annelida
Anomalina d'Orbigny 1826
Anuropodidae
Archaeocyathidae
Aurellia
Banffidae
Brachiopoda
Bulimina d'Orbigny 1826
Caeciliaidae
Ceratopsyllus
Cicada
Cnidaria
Coccosphaera
Colpidium Stein 1860
Conchoeciidae
Cremna
Cristellaria
Ctenopterygidae
Cubaridae
Cyclogyra
Discias
Dotonidae
Dromiusidae
Eimeria Schneider 1875
Enchelis
Enchelys O. F. Müller 1773
Eolididae
Eponides de Montfort 1808
Eschara
Ethmocoscinidae
Euglenesidae
Euthyris
Fryeria Gray 1853
Fursenkoina Loeblich & Tappan 1961
Gastrotricha
Glaucoma Ehrenberg 1830
Globigerina d'Orbigny 1826
Gordia Emmons 1844
Gracilariidae
Hanzawaia Asano 1944
Hectarthropidae
Ichneumon
Ifionyx
Itonida Meigen 1800
Katharellidae
Lepidophthalmidae
Licrophycus Miller & Dyer 1878
Litosoma
Mithion Simon 1884
Mobergellidae
Nika
Nodosaria (Lamarck)
Nonion de Montfort 1808
Octopodoteuthis
Oncopodidae
Orbulina d'Orbigny 1839
Orthothecidae
Palemon
Paludinidae
Paraplangia
Patellina
Pedalia
Pharalis
Phoronida
Phyllopodidae
Physis Scopoli 1786
Planularia Defrance 1826
Platyhelminthes
Porifera
Porocyathellus Debrenne 1977
Pteridiniidae
Pugetomysis Banner 1948
Putorius Cuvier 1816
Quinqueloculina d'Orbigny 1826
Receptaculitidae
Rhinostoma
Robulina
Saccomorpha Radtke 1991
Sarcocystis Lankester 1882
Skinnera Wade 1969
Sorites Ehrenberg 1839
Spirifer
Stenopidae
Stentor Oken 1815
Tannuolaiidae
Tapaya
Tetrahymena Furgason 1940
Thelxiopeidae
Tingididae
Tingitidae
Tintinnus Schrank 1803
Trunculariopsis Cossmann 1921
Walcottia S. A. Miller & Dyer
951 additional siblings truncated for brevity.
See the resource file for a full list.

Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Hierarchy

Animalia
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Tardigrada Doyère 1840 (this page)
Eutardigrada Richters 1926
Heterotardigrada Marcus 1927
Mesotardigrada Rahm 1937
Arthropoda
Kinorhyncha Reinhard 1881
Loricifera Kristensen 1983
Nematoda
Nematomorpha Vejdovsky 1886
Onychophora Grube 1853
Priapula

NCBI

root
cellular organisms
Eukaryota
Opisthokonta
Metazoa
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Heterotardigrada
unclassified Tardigrada
Arthropoda
Onychophora

wikidata_hierarchy tar gz

Biota
Eukaryota
Unikonta
Opisthokonta
Holozoa
Filozoa
Apoikozoa
Animalia
Eumetazoa
Bilateria
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Heterotardigrada
Mesotardigrada
Lobopodia
Onychophora

World Register of Marine Species

Animalia
Tardigrada (this page)
Eutardigrada
Eutardigrada Richters 1926
Heterotardigrada
Heterotardigrada Marcus 1927
Acanthocephala
Acanthocephala Rudolphi 1808
Annelida
Annelida Lamarck 1802
Arthropoda
Arthropoda von Siebold 1848
Banffia
Banffia Walcott 1911
Brachiopoda
Brachiopoda Duméril 1805
Bryozoa
Bryozoa
Chaetognatha
Chaetognatha
Chordata
Chordata Haeckel 1874
Cnidaria
Cnidaria Hatschek 1888
Cornulites
Cornulites Schlotheim 1820
Ctenophora
Ctenophora Eschscholtz 1829
Cycliophora
Cycliophora Funch & Kristensen 1995
Dickinsonia
Dickinsonia Sprigg 1947
Dicyemida
Dicyemida van Beneden
Echinodermata
Echinodermata Klein 1778
Entoprocta
Entoprocta Nitsche 1869
Gastrotricha
Gastrotricha Metschnikoff 1865
Gnathostomulida
Gnathostomulida Riedl 1969
Hallucigenia
Hallucigenia Conway Morris 1977
Hemichordata
Hemichordata Bateson 1885
Hyolitha
Hyolitha Marek 1963
Kinorhyncha
Kinorhyncha Reinhard 1885
Loricifera
Loricifera Kristensen 1983
Microconchus
Microconchus Phillips ex Murchison 1839
Mollusca
Mollusca
Nematoda
Nematoda
Nematomorpha
Nematomorpha
Nemertea
Nemertea
Orthonectida
Orthonectida Giard 1877
Phoronida
Phoronida Hatschek 1888
Placozoa
Placozoa Grell 1971
Platyhelminthes
Platyhelminthes Minot 1876
Porifera
Porifera Grant 1836
Priapulida
Priapulida Théel 1906
Rotifera
Rotifera Cuvier 1817
Skolithos
Skolithos Haldeman 1840
Tardigrada Doyère 1840
Vetulicola
Vetulicola Hou 1987
Xenacoelomorpha
Xenacoelomorpha Philippe, Brinkmann, Copley, Moroz, Nakano, Poustka, Wallberg, Peterson & Telford 2011
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