Biology:Ligiarctus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Ligiarctus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Ligiarctus
Renaud-Mornant, 1982

Ligiarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1982.

Species

The genus includes two species:[1]

  • Ligiarctus alatus Gomes-Júnior, Santos, da Rocha, Santos & Fontoura, 2017
  • Ligiarctus eastwardi Renaud-Mornant, 1982

References

Publications

  • Renaud-Mornant, 1982 : Sous-famille et genre nouveaux de tardigrades marins (Arth(r)otardigrada). [New Subfamily and Genre of Underwater Tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada)] Bulletin from Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales, vol. 4, no 1/2, p. 89-94.


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