''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family

Stygarctidae The Stygarctidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was first described by Schulz in 1951. The genus '' Neoarctus'' was first placed in the family Stygarctidae, but it was moved to a separate family, Neoarctidae ''Neoarctus primigenius'' ...

. It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''

Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; grc, Στύξ ) is a river that forms the boundary between Earth (Gaia) and the Underworld. The rivers Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx all converge at the centre of the underworld on a great marsh, whic ...

'' and ''arktos'' ("bear").

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The genus includes the following species: * ''

Stygarctus abornatus ''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was named by Erich Schulz (biologist), Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''Styx'' and ''arktos'' ("bear"). Species The genus includes the following sp ...

'' McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976 * ''

Stygarctus ayatori ''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''Styx'' and ''arktos'' ("bear"). Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Stygarctus a ...

'' Fujimoto, 2014 * ''

Stygarctus bradypus ''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''Styx'' and ''arktos'' ("bear"). Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Stygarctus a ...

'' Schulz, 1951 * ''

Stygarctus gourbaultae ''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''Styx'' and ''arktos'' ("bear"). Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Stygarctus a ...

'' Renaud-Mornant, 1981 * ''

Stygarctus granulatus ''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''Styx'' and ''arktos'' ("bear"). Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Stygarctus a ...

'' Pollock, 1970 * ''

Stygarctus lambertii ''Stygarctus'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was named by Erich Schulz in 1951. The name is a combination of Greek ''Styx'' and ''arktos'' ("bear"). Species The genus includes the following species: * ''Stygarctus a ...

'' Grimaldi de Zio, D’Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987 * '' Stygarctus spinifer'' Hiruta, 1985 * ''

Stygarctus keralensis ''Stygarctus keralensis'' is a species of marine tardigrade. It is described from the intertidal area of Vadakara beach, Kerala it can be easily differentiated from closely related species ''S. gourbaultae''. This species was described by groups ...

'' Vishnudattan, Bijoy Nandan, Hansen & Jayachandran, 2021

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