Florarctus Explained
Florarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Claude Delamare Deboutteville and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1965.
Species
The genus includes 14 species:[1]
- Florarctus acer Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Florarctus antillensis Van der Land, 1968
- Florarctus asper Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Florarctus cervinus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Florarctus cinctus Renaud-Mornant, 1976
- Florarctus glareolus Noda, 1987
- Florarctus heimi Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
- Florarctus hulingsi Renaud-Mornant, 1976
- Florarctus kwoni Chang & Rho, 1997
- Florarctus pulcher Grimaldi de Zio, Lamarca, D’Addabbo Gallo & Pietanza, 1999
- Florarctus salvati Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
- Florarctus stellatus Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Florarctus vulcanius Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Florarctus wunai Fujimoto, 2015
Publications
Notes and References
- Book: Degma, Peter. Bertolani. Roberto . Guidetti . Roberto. 30 June 2018. Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) . . 34th Ed.. 26 November 2018 .