Parastygarctus
Parastygarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the family Stygarctidae. It was first described and named by Jeanne Renaud-Debyser in 1965.
Species
The genus includes seven species:Parastygarctus biungulatus Morone De Lucia, Grimaldi de Zio & D'Addabbo Gallo, 1984Parastygarctus higginsi Renaud-Debyser, 1965 - founded within MadagascarParastygarctus mediterranicus Gallo D’Addabbo, Grimaldi de Zio & Sandulli, 2001Parastygarctus renaudae Grimaldi de Zio, D’Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987Parastygarctus robustus Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012Parastygarctus sterreri Renaud-Mornant, 1970Parastygarctus svennevigi Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012Publications
- Renaud-Debyser, 1965 : Parastygarctus higginsi n. g., n. sp. Tardigrade marin interstitiel de Madagascar. Report from the Academy of Sciences, Paris, vol. 260, p. 955-957.