''Coronarctus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
tardigrade
Tardigrades (), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär ...
s in the family
Coronarctidae
The Coronarctidae are a family of tardigrade
Tardigrades (), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Go ...
.
It was named and described by
Renaud-Mornant in 1974.
Species
The genus includes seven species:
* ''
Coronarctus disparilis''
Renaud-Mornant, 1987
* ''
Coronarctus fastigatus''
Renaud-Mornant, 1987
* ''
Coronarctus laubieri''
Renaud-Mornant, 1987
* ''
Coronarctus mexicus''
Romano III, Gallo, D'Addabbo, Accogli, Baguley & Montagna, 2011 - Mexican crown bear
* ''
Coronarctus stylisetus''
Renaud-Mornant, 1987
* ''
Coronarctus tenellus''
Renaud-Mornant, 1974
* ''
Coronarctus verrucatus''
Hansen, 2007
References
Further reading
* Renaud-Mornant, (1974), ''Une nouvelle famille de Tardigrades marins abyssaux: les Coronarctidae fam. nov. (Heterotardigrada).'' Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Series D, Natural Sciences, vol. 278, no 24, p. 3087-3090.
Coronarctidae
Tardigrade genera
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