Parachela (tardigrade)

Parachela is an order of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. Members of this order have existed for at least 72 million years, including the present. The oldest known species is Beorn leggi.

Superfamilies and families
The order includes the following superfamilies and families:


 * Eohypsiboiidea
 * Eohypsibiidae
 * Hypsibioidea
 * Calohypsibiidae
 * Hypsibiidae
 * Microhypsibiidae
 * Ramazzottiidae
 * Isohypsibioidea
 * Hexapodibiidae
 * Isohypsibiidae
 * Macrobiotoidea
 * Beornidae
 * Macrobiotidae
 * Murrayidae
 * Necopinatidae
 * Richtersiidae