Renaudarctidae
| Renaudarctidae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Renaudarctidae Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1984 |
Renaudarctidae are a family of tardigrades. The family is named after Jeanne Renaud-Mornant who also described its family in 1984 alongside Reinhardt Møbjert Kristensen.
Until June 2017, it contained only one genus Renaudarctus. After the naming of a new genus Nodarctus of Japan in 2017, it now contains two genera.
Genera
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2017),[1] this genus includes the following species:
- Nodarctus Fujimoto & Yamasaki, 2017
- Renaudarctus Kristensen & Higgins, 1984
References
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Wikispecies has information related to Renaudarctidae |
- ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2013-07-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2013) (PDF). 23. University of Modena.
Further reading
- Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 : A new family of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) from the Atlantic coast of Florida, U.S.A. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 103, no. 3, p. 295-311.
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