Ligiarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1982.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Ligiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1982 |
Species
editThe genus includes two species:[1]
- Ligiarctus alatus Gomes-Júnior, Santos, da Rocha, Santos & Fontoura, 2017
- Ligiarctus eastwardi Renaud-Mornant, 1982
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.
Publications
edit- Renaud-Mornant, 1982 : Sous-famille et genre nouveaux de tardigrades marins (Arth(r)otardigrada). [New Subfamily and Genre of Underwater Tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada)] Bulletin from Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales, vol. 4, no 1/2, p. 89-94.
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