Biology:Renaudarctus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Renaudarctus
Renaudarctus fossorius Paratype.tif
Renaudarctus fossorius
Scientific classification e
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

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