''Styraconyx'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 . In 1776, th ...

s in the family

Styraconyxidae The Styraconyxidae 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 Ephr ...

. The genus was named and first described by

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in 1942.

Species

The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styraconyx craticulus'' (Pollock, 1983) * '' Styraconyx hallasi'' Kristensen, 1977 * '' Styraconyx haploceros'' Thulin, 1942 * '' Styraconyx kristenseni'' Renaud-Mornant, 1981 * ''

Styraconyx nanoqsunguak ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styra ...

'' Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 - Nanoqsunguak water bear * ''

Styraconyx paulae ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styr ...

'' Robotti, 1971 * ''

Styraconyx qivitoq ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styra ...

'' Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 - Qivitoq water bear * ''

Styraconyx sardiniae ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styra ...

'' D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Grimaldi de Zio, 1989 - Sardinian water bear * ''

Styraconyx sargassi ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styra ...

'' Thulin, 1942 * ''

Styraconyx testudo ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styra ...

'' D'Addabbo Gallo, Grimaldi de Zio & Morone De Lucia, 1984 * ''

Styraconyx turbinarium ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * '' Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * '' Styra ...

'' Bartels, Fontoura & Nelson, 2015 * ''

Styraconyx tyrrhenus ''Styraconyx'' is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and first described by Gustav Thulin in 1942. Species The genus includes thirteen species: * ''Styraconyx craticuliformis'' Chang & Rho, 1998 * ''Styraco ...

'' D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Grimaldi de Zio, 1989 - Tyrrhenian water bear

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