Biology:Renaudarctus
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Short description: Genus of tardigrades
Renaudarctus | |
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Renaudarctus fossorius | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
Family: | Renaudarctidae |
Genus: | Renaudarctus Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 |
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018). University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. http://www.tardigrada.modena.unimo.it/miscellanea/Actual%20checklist%20of%20Tardigrada.pdf. 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
Wikidata ☰ Q18520497 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaudarctus.
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