Angursa
| Angursa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconyxidae |
| Genus: | Angursa Pollock, 1979 |
Angursa is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Leland W. Pollock in 1979.
Species
The genus includes six species:[1]
- Angursa antarctica Villora-Moreno, 1998
- Angursa bicuspis Pollock, 1979 - Western North Atlantic
- Angursa capsula Bussau, 1992
- Angursa clavifera Noda, 1985
- Angursa lanceolata Renaud-Mornant, 1981
- Angursa lingua Bussau, 1992
References
- 1 2 Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
Further reading
- Pollock, 1979 : Angursa bicuspis n.g., n.sp., a marine arthrotardigrade from the western north Atlantic. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 98, no 4, pp. 558–562.
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