Wingstrandarctus

Wingstrandarctus
Scientific classification Edit this 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

The genus includes five species:[1]

  • 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. 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.

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.
  • Wikispecies logo Data related to Wingstrandarctus at Wikispecies


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