Wingstrandarctus

Wingstrandarctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Arthrotardigrada
Family:	Halechiniscidae
Genus:	Wingstrandarctus; Kristensen, 1984

Wingstrandarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.^[1] The genus was named and described by Kristensen in 1984.

Species

According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2014),^[1] this genus includes five species:

Wingstrandarctus corallinus Kristensen, 1984
Wingstrandarctus crypticus Renaud-Mornant, 1989
Wingstrandarctus intermedius (Renaud-Mornant, 1967)
Wingstrandarctus stinae Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014
Wingstrandarctus unsculptus Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014

References

1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2014--27). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2014) (PDF). 26. University of Modena. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Publications

Kristensen, 1984 : On the biology of Wingstrandarctus corallinus nov. gen. et spec., with notes on the symbiotic bacteria in the subfamily Florarctinae (Arthrotardigrada). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, vol. 145, p. 201-218.

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[Degma,_Bertolani_&_Guidetti,_2014-1] 1 2 Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2014--27). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2014) (PDF). 26. University of Modena. Check date values in: |date= (help)