Actinarctus
| Actinarctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Tanarctidae |
| Genus: | Actinarctus Schulz, 1935 |
Actinarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconixidae[1] The genus was named and described by Erich Schulz in 1935 and its etymology is Greek for ray bear as these species are like striped as a few rays.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016),[1] this genus includes four species:
- Actinarctus doryphorus Schulz, 1935
- Actinarctus lyrophorus Renaud-Mornant, 1979
- Actinarctus neretinus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982
- Actinarctus physophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Actinarctus |
- 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-12-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 31. University of Modena. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013.
Further reading
- Schulz, 1935 : Actinarctus doryphorus nov. gen. nov. spec, ein merkwurdiger Tardigrad aus der Nordsee. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 111, p. 285-288.
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