| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family | Genus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animalia | Tardigrada | Heterotardigrada | Echiniscoidea | Echiniscidae | Echiniscus C.A.S.Schultze, 1840,2002 |
Echiniscus africanus Murray, 1907. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via biodiversity.aq on 2019-12-12.