Rhomboarctus
| Rhomboarctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconixidae |
| Genus: | Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984 |
Rhomboarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconixidae[1] The genus was named and described by Renaud-Mornant in 1984. Its etymology is Greek meaning the rhomboid or nearly circular-hexagonal water bears.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016),[1] this genus includes three species:
- Rhomboarctus aslaki Hansen, Gallo D’Addabbo & de Zio Grimaldi, 2003
- Rhomboarctus duplicicaudatus Hansen, Gallo D’Addabbo & de Zio Grimaldi, 2003
- Rhomboarctus thomassini Renaud-Mornant, 1984
References
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- 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-12-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 31. University of Modena.
Further reading
- Renaud-Mornant, 1984 : Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) de la campagne Benthedi, Canal du Mozambique. [Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of the Benthedi Fields, Mozambique Channel] Bulletin of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A, Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology, vol. 6, no 1, p. 67-88.
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