Styraconyx

Coronarctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Styraconixidae
Genus: Styraconyx
Thulin, 1942

Styraconyx is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconixidae[1] The genus was named and described by Renaud-Mornant in 1974

Its etymology is Greek styrax or styrakos and onyx (onyx).

The genus name gave the name to its own family of tardigrades named in 1983, no second y would be used as it would have an i.

Species

According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016),[1] this genus includes thirteen species:

References

  1. 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-12-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 31. University of Modena.

Further reading

  • Thulin (1942), Ein neuer mariner Tardigrad. (A New Underwater Tardigrades) Goteborgs Vetenskaps Samhalles Handlingar, ser. 6, vol. 2B, no. 5, p. 1-10.

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