Styraconyxidae
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The Styraconixidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was named by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1983.
There are 10 genera. Some of these including "Bathyechiniscus", "Rhomboarctus", "Tetrakentron" and "Tholoarctus" are of Greek origin.
Genera
- Angursa Pollock, 1979
- Bathyechiniscus Steiner, 1926
- Lepoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
- Paratanarctus D'Addabbo Gallo, Grimaldi de Zio, Morone De Lucia & Troccoli, 1992
- Pleocola Cantacuzène, 1951
- Raiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1981
- Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984
- Styraconyx Thulin, 1942
- Tetrakentron Cuénot, 1892
- Tholoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
References
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 Biologoical Books), vol. 24, no. 3, p. 337-353. Template:Fr icon
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