Renaudarctus

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Renaudarctus
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Renaudarctus

Renaudarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Renaudarctidae.[1] The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen and Robert P. Higgins in 1984, and named after biologist Jeanne Renaud-Mornant.

Species[]

The genus includes two species:[1]

  • Renaudarctus fossorius Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012
  • Renaudarctus psammocryptus Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 - type species

References[]

  1. ^ a b 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[]

  • Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 : A new family of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) from the Atlantic coast of Florida, U.S.A. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 103, no. 3, p. 295-311.
  • Nomenclator Zoologicus info

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