title: Antechiniscus
text: # Antechiniscus
  
  Antechiniscus is a genus of tardigrade in the family Echiniscidae. The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen in 1987.
  
  ## Species
  
  The genus includes six species:
  
  * Antechiniscus conversus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
  * Antechiniscus jermani Rossi & Claps, 1989
  * Antechiniscus lateromamillatus (Ramazzotti, 1964)
  * Antechiniscus moscali Claxton, 2001
  * Antechiniscus parvisentus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
  * Antechiniscus perplexus (Horning & Schuster, 1983)
  