Tholoarctus
| Tholoarctus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconixidae |
| Genus: | Tholoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 |
Tholoarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconixidae[1] The genus was named and described by Kristensen and Renaud-Mornant in 1983 and its etymology is Greek.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016),[1] this genus includes two species:
- Tholoarctus natans Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
- Tholoarctus oleseni Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014
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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013.
Further reading
- Kristensens & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Existence d'arthrotardigrades semi-benthiques de genres nouveaux de la sous-famille des Styraconyxinae subfam. nov. Cahiers de Biologie Marine (Marine Biology Books), vol. 24, no 3, p. 337-353.
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