Coronarctus
| Coronarctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Coronarctidae |
| Genus: | Coronarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1974 |
Coronarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Coronarctidae[1] The genus was named and described by Renaud-Mornant in 1974
Its etymology is corona (crown) in Latin and arktos (bear) in Greek.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2013),[1] this genus includes seven species:
- Coronarctus disparilis Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Coronarctus fastigatus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Coronarctus laubieri Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Coronarctus mexicus Romano III, Gallo, D'Addabbo, Accogli, Baguley & Montagna, 2011 - Mexican crown bear
- Coronarctus stylisetus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Coronarctus tenellus Renaud-Mornant, 1974
- Coronarctus verrucatus Hansen, 2007
References
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- 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (15 July 2013). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2013) (PDF). 23. University of Modena. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013.
Further reading
- Renaud-Mornant, (1974), Une nouvelle famille de Tardigrades marins abyssaux: les Coronarctidae fam. nov. (Heterotardigrada). Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Series D, Natural Sciences, vol. 278, no 24, p. 3087-3090.
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