Biology:Florarctus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Florarctus
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Florarctus sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Florarctus
Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965

Florarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Claude Delamare Deboutteville and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1965.

Species

The genus includes 14 species:[1]

  • Florarctus acer Renaud-Mornant, 1989
  • Florarctus antillensis Van der Land, 1968
  • Florarctus asper Renaud-Mornant, 1989
  • Florarctus cervinus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
  • Florarctus cinctus Renaud-Mornant, 1976
  • Florarctus glareolus Noda, 1987
  • Florarctus heimi Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
  • Florarctus hulingsi Renaud-Mornant, 1976
  • Florarctus kwoni Chang & Rho, 1997
  • Florarctus pulcher Grimaldi de Zio, Lamarca, D’Addabbo Gallo & Pietanza, 1999
  • Florarctus salvati Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
  • Florarctus stellatus Renaud-Mornant, 1989
  • Florarctus vulcanius Renaud-Mornant, 1987
  • Florarctus wunai Fujimoto, 2015

References

Publications

Wikidata ☰ Q4147240 entry