Macrobiotidae

Macrobiotidae is a family of tardigrade. As of 2017, it consists of the following genera:^[1]

Mesobiotus Vecchi et al., 2016
Paramacrobiotus Guidetti et al., 2009
Schusterius Kaczmarek & Michalczyk, 2006
Tenuibiotus Pilato & Lisi, 2011
Macrobiotinae Guidetti, Rebecchi and Bertolani, 2000
- Biserovus Guidetti & Pilato, 2003
- Calcarobiotus Dastych, 1993
  - C. (Calcarobiotus) Dastych, 1993
  - C. (Discrepunguis) Guidetti & Bertolani, 2001
- Famelobiotus Pilato, Binda & Lisi, 2004
- Insuetifurca Guidetti & Pilato, 2003
- Macrobiotus C.A.S. Schultze, 1834
- Minibiotus R.O. Schuster, 1980
- Minilentus Guidetti & Pilato, 2003
- Pseudodiphascon Ramazzotti, 1965 (genus dubium)
- Pseudohexapodibius Bertolani & Biserov, 1996
- Xerobiotus Bertolani & Biserov, 1996
Murrayinae Guidetti, Rebecchi and Bertolani, 2000
- Dactylobiotus Schuster, 1980
- Macroversum Pilato and Catanzaro, 1989
- Murrayon Bertolani and Pilato, 1989

The genera Adorybiotus and Richtersius were transferred from Macrobiotidae to a new family, Richtersiidae, in 2016.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (15 October 2017). "Actual checklist of Tardigrada species". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.
↑ Guidetti, Roberto; Rebecchi, Lorena; Bertolani, Roberto; Jönsson, Kjell Ingemar; Møbjerg Kristensen, Reinhardt; Cesari, Michele (December 2016). "Morphological and molecular analyses on Richtersius (Eutardigrada) diversity reveal its new systematic position and lead to the establishment of a new genus and a new family within Macrobiotoidea". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 178 (4): 834–845. doi:10.1111/zoj.12428.

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