Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Anisonyches diakidius
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Tardigrada
Class
Heterotardigrada
Order
Echiniscoidea
Family
Echiniscoididae
Genus
Anisonyches
Species
diakidius
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Westheide, W. (1991) The meiofauna of the Galápagos: a review. In: M.J. James (ed.): Galápagos marine invertebrates. Taxonomy, biogeography, and evolution in Darwin´s islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 37-73.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Anisonyches diakidius", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15166. Accessed 6 November 2026.