Styraconyxidae Explained

The Styraconyxidae are a family of tardigrades.^[1] The family was first described by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1983.

Genera

The family includes the following genera:^[1]

• Angursa Pollock, 1979
• Bathyechiniscus Steiner, 1926
• Lepoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
• Paratanarctus D'Addabbo Gallo, Grimaldi de Zio, Morone De Lucia & Troccoli, 1992
• Pleocola Cantacuzène, 1951
• Raiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1981
• Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984
• Styraconyx Thulin, 1942
• Tetrakentron Cuénot, 1892
• Tholoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983

Further reading

• Kristensens & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Existence d'arthrotardigrades semi-benthiques de genres nouveaux de la sous-famille des Styraconyxinae subfam. nov. Cahiers de Biologie Marine (Marine Biologoical Books), vol. 24, no. 3, p. 337-353.

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 .