Stygarctidae
Family of tardigrades
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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]
| Stygarctidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Stygarctidae Schulz, 1951 |
| Genera | |
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
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