Actinarctus
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Actinarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconixidae[1] The genus was named and described by Erich Schulz in 1935 and its etymology is Greek for ray bear as these species are like striped as a few rays.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016),[1] this genus includes four species:
- Actinarctus doryphorus Schulz, 1935
- Actinarctus lyrophorus Renaud-Mornant, 1979
- Actinarctus neretinus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982
- Actinarctus physophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982
References
Wikispecies has information related to Actinarctus.
- ^ a b Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (15 December 2016). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 31. University of Modena. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2013.
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Further reading
- Schulz, 1935 : Actinarctus doryphorus nov. gen. nov. spec, ein merkwurdiger Tardigrad aus der Nordsee. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 111, p. 285-288.