Neostygarctus


Neostygarctus is a genus of tardigrades. It is the only genus in the family Neostygarctidae. It was named and described by Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo and Morone De Lucia in 1982.

Species

The genus includes three species:Neostygarctus acanthophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone De Lucia, 1982Neostygarctus 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'".Neostygarctus oceanopolis Kristensen, Sørensen, Hansen & Zeppilli, 2015