Angursa Explained

Angursa is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae.^[1] The genus was named and described by Leland W. Pollock in 1979.

Species

The genus includes six species:^[1]

• Angursa antarctica Villora-Moreno, 1998
• Angursa bicuspis Pollock, 1979 - Western North Atlantic
• Angursa capsula Bussau, 1992
• Angursa clavifera Noda, 1985
• Angursa lanceolata Renaud-Mornant, 1981
• Angursa lingua Bussau, 1992

Further reading

• Pollock, 1979 : Angursa bicuspis n.g., n.sp., a marine arthrotardigrade from the western north Atlantic. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 98, no 4, p. 558-562.

Notes and References

1. Degma. Peter. Bertolani. Roberto . Guidetti . Roberto. 30 June 2018. Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) . . 34th Ed.. 26 November 2018 .