Neostygarctus
| Neostygarctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Stygarctidae |
| Genus: | Neostygarctus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1982 |
Neostygarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the family Stygarctus. It was named described by Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo and Morone De Lucia in 1982. They are mainly founded in the Mediterranean Sea.
Its etymology is Greek meaning the newer Stygarctus species.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2015),[1] this genus includes three species:
- Neostygarctus acanthophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1982
- Neostygarctus lovedeluxe Fujimoto & Miyazaki, 2013
- Neostygarctus oceanopolis Kristensen, Sørensen, Hansen & Zeppilli, 2015
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Neostygarctus |
- ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2015-03-31). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2015) (PDF). 28. University of Modena.
Publications
- Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia (1982), Neostygarctus acanthophorus, n. gen. n. sp., nuovo tardigrado marino del Mediterraneo. [Neostygarctus acanthophorus, n. gen. n. sp., New Marine Tardigrades of the Mediterranean] Cahiers de Biologie Marine, vol. 23, no, 3, p. 319-323.
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