Coronarctidae
| Coronarctidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Coronarctidae Renaud-Mornant, 1974 |
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The Coronarctidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was named by Jean Renaud-Mornant in 1974. Until 1996, it only had one genera until Trogloarctus was described in 1996.
Etymology of the family and its subdivisions
Its etymology is from the Latin corona (crown) and -arctidae from the Greek arktos (άρκτος, bear).
They are divided into two genera, Coronarctus and Trogloarctus.[2]
References
- ↑ http://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.3784.2.8
- ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2013-07-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2013) (PDF). 23. University of Modena.
Further reading
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Wikispecies has information related to: Coronarctidae |
- Renaud-Mornant, 1974 : Une nouvelle famille de Tardigrades marins abyssaux: les Coronarctidae fam. nov. (Heterotardigrada). Series D, Natural Science, vol. 278, no 24, p. 3087-3090. (in French)
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