Biology:Tholoarctus

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Short description: Genus of tardigrades

Tholoarctus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Styraconyxidae
Genus: Tholoarctus
Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983

Tholoarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The genus was named and first described by Kristensen and Renaud-Mornant in 1983.

Species

The genus includes two species:[1]

  • Tholoarctus natans Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
  • Tholoarctus oleseni Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014

References

Further reading

  • Kristensens & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Existence d'arthrotardigrades semi-benthiques de genres nouveaux de la sous-famille des Styraconyxinae subfam. nov. Cahiers de Biologie Marine (Marine Biology Books), vol. 24, no 3, p. 337-353.


Wikidata ☰ Q17864565 entry