Novechiniscus armadilloides

Novechiniscus armadilloides is a species of terrestrial tardigrades. It is the only species of the genus Novechiniscus, which belongs to the family Echiniscidae. The species is endemic to the United States in the state of Utah.
The species was first described by Robert O. Schuster in 1975 as "Parechiniscus armadilloides". It was placed in its own genus "Novechiniscus" by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen in 1987.