Parastygarctus Explained

Parastygarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the family Stygarctidae.^[1] It was first described and named by Jeanne Renaud-Debyser in 1965.

Species

The 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

Publications

• 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.

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 .