Styraconyxidae

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Styraconixidae
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Styraconyxidae

The Styraconyxidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was first described by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1983.

Genera[]

The family includes the following genera:[1]

  • Angursa Pollock, 1979
  • Bathyechiniscus Steiner, 1926
  • Lepoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
  • Paratanarctus D'Addabbo Gallo, Grimaldi de Zio, Morone De Lucia & Troccoli, 1992
  • Pleocola Cantacuzène, 1951
  • Raiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1981
  • Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984
  • Styraconyx Thulin, 1942
  • Tetrakentron Cuénot, 1892
  • Tholoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983

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[]

  • Kristensens & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Existence d'arthrotardigrades semi-benthiques de genres nouveaux de la sous-famille des Styraconyxinae subfam. nov. Cahiers de Biologie Marine (Marine Biologoical Books), vol. 24, no. 3, p. 337-353. (in French)


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