Neostygarctus
Genus of tardigrades
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Neostygarctus is a genus of tardigrades. It is the only genus in the family Neostygarctidae.[1] It was named and described by Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo and Morone De Lucia in 1982.
Phylum:Tardigrada
Class:Heterotardigrada
Order:Arthrotardigrada
Family:Neostygarctidae
de Zio Grimaldi, D'Addabbo Gallo & De Lucia Morone, 1987
de Zio Grimaldi, D'Addabbo Gallo & De Lucia Morone, 1987
| Neostygarctus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Neostygarctidae de Zio Grimaldi, D'Addabbo Gallo & De Lucia Morone, 1987 |
| Genus: | Neostygarctus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1982 |
Species
The genus includes three species:[1]
- Neostygarctus acanthophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1982
- Neostygarctus lovedeluxe Fujimoto & Miyazaki, 2013, named after a Stand from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure that was in turn named after an album by Sade; the discoverers said that the "hairy appearance of the new species appears as if affected by the power of 'Love Deluxe'".[2]
- Neostygarctus oceanopolis Kristensen, Sørensen, Hansen & Zeppilli, 2015
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