Raiarctus Explained

Raiarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae.^[1] The genus was named and first described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1981.

Species

The genus includes five species:^[1]

• Raiarctus aureolatus Renaud-Mornant, 1981
• Raiarctus colurus Renaud-Mornant, 1981 - type species
• Raiarctus jesperi Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014
• Raiarctus katrinae Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014
• Raiarctus variabilis D’Addabbo Gallo, Grimaldi de Zio & Morone De Lucia, 1986

Further reading

• Renaud-Mornant, 1981 : Raiarctus colurus n. g., n. sp., et R. aureolatus n. sp., tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada) marins nouveaux de sédiments calcaires.Bulletin from the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Section A: Zoology, Biology and Animal Ecology, vol. 3, no 2, p. 515-522.

Notes and References

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