Coronarctus Explained

Coronarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Coronarctidae.^[1] It was named and described by Renaud-Mornant in 1974.

Species

The genus includes seven species:^[1]

• Coronarctus disparilis Renaud-Mornant, 1987
• Coronarctus fastigatus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
• Coronarctus laubieri Renaud-Mornant, 1987
• Coronarctus mexicus Romano III, Gallo, D'Addabbo, Accogli, Baguley & Montagna, 2011 - Mexican crown bear
• Coronarctus stylisetus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
• Coronarctus tenellus Renaud-Mornant, 1974
• Coronarctus verrucatus Hansen, 2007

Further reading

• Renaud-Mornant, (1974), Une nouvelle famille de Tardigrades marins abyssaux: les Coronarctidae fam. nov. (Heterotardigrada). Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Series D, Natural Sciences, vol. 278, no 24, p. 3087-3090.

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 .