Rhomboarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae.[1] The genus was named and first described by Renaud-Mornant in 1984.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Styraconyxidae |
| Genus: | Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984 |
Species
editThe genus includes three species:[1]
- Rhomboarctus aslaki Hansen, Gallo D’Addabbo & de Zio Grimaldi, 2003
- Rhomboarctus duplicicaudatus Hansen, Gallo D’Addabbo & de Zio Grimaldi, 2003
- Rhomboarctus thomassini Renaud-Mornant, 1984
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
edit- Renaud-Mornant, 1984 : Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) de la campagne Benthedi, Canal du Mozambique. [Halechiniscidae (Heterotardigrada) of the Benthedi Fields, Mozambique Channel] Bulletin of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A, Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology, vol. 6, no 1, p. 67-88.
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