Stygarctidae Explained

The Stygarctidae are a family of tardigrades.^[1] The family was first described by Schulz in 1951. The genus Neoarctus was first placed in the family Stygarctidae,^[2] but it was moved to a separate family, Neoarctidae, in 1998.^[3]

Subfamilies and genera

They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera:^[1]

• Megastygarctidinae Bello & de Zio Grimaldi, 1998:
  • Megastygarctides McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976
• Stygarctinae Schulz, 1951:
  • Faroestygarctus Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012
  • Mesostygarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1979
  • Parastygarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1965
  • Prostygarctus Rubal, Veiga, Fontoura & Sousa-Pinto, 2013
  • Pseudostygarctus McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976
  • Stygarctus Schulz, 1951

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 .
2. Grimaldi de Zio . D'Addabbo Gallo . Morone De Lucia . Bollettino di Zoologia. Neoarctus primigenius n. g., n. sp., a new Stygarctidae of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada). 59. 3. 1992. 309–13. 10.1080/11250009209386687. free.
3. Bello & Grimaldi de Zio (1998), Phylogeny of the genera of the Stygarctidae and related families (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada). Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 237, p. 171-183.