Megastygarctides
| Megastygarctides | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Stygarctidae |
| Genus: | Megastygarctides McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976 |
Megastygarctides (Pronunciation: Meh-ga-stih-gark-tee-dess) is a genus of tardigrades, the only one in the subfamily Megastygarctidinae in the family Stygarctidae. Its etymology is Greek (στυγαρκτος) meaning Styx bears. The genus was named by McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly in 1976 and the subfamily was named in 1998 by Bello & de Zio Grimaldi.
Species
According to Degma, Bertolani et Guidetti (2016)[1], this genus includes five species:
- Megastygarctides christinae Hansen & Kristensen, 2006
- Megastygarctides gerdae Hansen & Kristensen, 2006
- Megastygarctides isounguis Renaud-Mornant, 1981
- Megastygarctides orbiculatus McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976
- Megastygarctides setoloso Morgan & O'Reilly, 1989
References
- ↑ Degma; Bertolani; Guidetti (2016-09-15). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2016) (PDF). 30. University of Modena.
Further reading
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- Bello & de Zio Grimaldi, 1998 : Phylogeny of the genera of the Stygarctidae and related families (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada). Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 237, no. 2/3, p. 171-183.
- McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976 : Interstitielle Fauna von Galapagos. 16. Tardigrada. [Interstitial Fauna of the Galapagos 16. Tardigrada] Mikrofauna Meeresbodens, no. 58, p. 1-42.
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