Stygarctus
Stygarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae.[1] It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek Styx and arktos ("bear").
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| Genus: | Stygarctus Schulz, 1951 |
Species
The genus includes the following species:[2]
- Stygarctus abornatus McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976
- Stygarctus ayatori Fujimoto, 2014
- Stygarctus bradypus Schulz, 1951
- Stygarctus gourbaultae Renaud-Mornant, 1981 - Gourbault's tardigrade
- Stygarctus granulatus Pollock, 1970
- Stygarctus lambertii Grimaldi de Zio, D’Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987 - Lambert's tardigrade
- Stygarctus spinifer Hiruta, 1985
References
- Fujimoto, Shinta (27 March 2014). "A new Stygarctus (Arthrotardigrada: Stygarctidae) from Japan, with entangled seminal receptacle ducts". Zootaxa. 3784 (2): 187–95. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3784.2.8. PMID 24872047.
- Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
Further reading
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- Schulz, Über Stygarctus bradypus n. g., n. sp., einen Tardigraden aus dem Küstengrundwasser, und seine phylogenetische Bedeutung. (On Styarctus bradypus) Kieler Meeresforschungen, vol. 8, p. 86-97.
- Nomenclator Zoologicus info
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