Ligiarctus
| Ligiarctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Ligiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1982 |
Ligiarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1982.
Until 2017, it consisted of only one species Ligiarctus eastwardi, it now contains two species with the addition of Ligiarctus alatus.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2017),[1] this genus includes two species:
- Ligiarctus alatus Gomes-Júnior, Santos, da Rocha, Santos & Fontoura, 2017
- Ligiarctus eastwardi Renaud-Mornant, 1982
References
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- 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2017-06-01). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2017) (PDF). 32. University of Modena.
Publications
- Renaud-Mornant, 1982 : Sous-famille et genre nouveaux de tardigrades marins (Arth(r)otardigrada). [New Subfamily and Genre of Underwater Tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada)] Bulletin from Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales, vol. 4, no 1/2, p. 89-94.
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