Biology:Mesostygarctus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Mesostygarctus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Stygarctidae
Genus: Mesostygarctus
Renaud-Mornant, 1979

Mesostygarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the family Stygarctidae.[1] It was first described and named by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1979.

Species

The genus includes two species:[1]

  • Mesostygarctus intermedius Renaud-Mornant, 1979
  • Mesostygarctus spiralis Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012

References

Publications

  • Renaud-Mornant, 1979 : Tardigrades marins de Madagascar. 2. Stygarctidae et Oreellidae. 3. Considérations écologiques générales. [Underwater Tardigrades of Madagascar, 2. Stygarctidae and Oreellidae, 3. General Ecological Considerations] Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales ser. 4, vol. 1, no. 2, p. 339-351.

Wikidata ☰ Q15134378 entry