Parachela is an order of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. Members of this order have existed for at least 72 million years, up to the present. The oldest known species are Beorn leggi and Aerobius dactylus.
Superfamilies and families The order includes the following superfamilies and families:
Family Doryphoribiida Superfamily Eohypsiboiidea Family Eohypsibiidae Superfamily Hypsibioidea Family Calohypsibiidae Family Hypsibiidae Family Microhypsibiidae Family Ramazzottiidae Superfamily Isohypsibioidea Family Halobiotidae Family Hexapodibiidae Family Isohypsibiidae Superfamily Macrobiotoidea Family Adorybiotidae Family †Beornidae Family Macrobiotidae Family Murrayidae Family Necopinatidae Family Richtersiusidae
References
External links Media related to Parachela at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Parachela (tardigrade) at Wikispecies


