Parastygarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the family Stygarctidae.[1] It was first described and named by Jeanne Renaud-Debyser in 1965.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Stygarctidae |
| Genus: | Parastygarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1965 |
Species
editThe genus includes seven species:[1]
- Parastygarctus biungulatus Morone De Lucia, Grimaldi de Zio & D'Addabbo Gallo, 1984
- Parastygarctus higginsi Renaud-Debyser, 1965 - founded within Madagascar
- Parastygarctus mediterranicus Gallo D’Addabbo, Grimaldi de Zio & Sandulli, 2001
- Parastygarctus renaudae Grimaldi de Zio, D’Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987
- Parastygarctus robustus Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012
- Parastygarctus sterreri Renaud-Mornant, 1970
- Parastygarctus svennevigi Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012
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.
Publications
edit- Renaud-Debyser, 1965 : Parastygarctus higginsi n. g., n. sp. Tardigrade marin interstitiel de Madagascar. [Parastygarctys higgins n. g. n. sp., Underwater Tardigrade from Madagascar] Report from the Academy of Sciences, Paris, vol. 260, p. 955-957.
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