The Coronarctidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was first described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1974.
Coronarctidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Heterotardigrada |
Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
Family: | Coronarctidae Renaud-Mornant, 1974 |
Genera | |
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Genera
editThe family consists of two genera, Coronarctus and Trogloarctus.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
Further reading
editData related to Coronarctidae at Wikispecies
- 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)