Tanarctidae
| Tanarctidae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Tanarctidae Renaud-Mornant, 1980 |
The Tanarctidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was named and described by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1980.
Genera[edit]
There are three genera:[1]
- Actinarctus Schulz, 1935
- Tanarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1959
- Zioella Renaud-Mornant, 1987
References[edit]
- ^ a b Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
Further reading[edit]
- Renaud-Mornant, (1980), Description de trois espèces nouvelles du genre Tanarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1959, et création de la sous-famille des Tanarctinae, subfam. nov. (Tardigrada, Heterotardigrada).' (Description of Three New Species of the Genus Tanarctus) Bulletin of the National Natural History Museum (Bulletin du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle), Section A: Zoology, Biology and Animal, vol. 2, no 1, p. 129-141.
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