Actinarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Tanarctidae. The genus was named and described by Erich Schulz in 1935.
Species
The genus includes four species:
- Actinarctus doryphorus <small>Schulz, 1935</small>
- Actinarctus lyrophorus <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1979</small>
- Actinarctus neretinus <small>Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982</small>
- Actinarctus physophorus <small>Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982</small>
References
Further reading
- Schulz, 1935 : Actinarctus doryphorus nov. gen. nov. spec, ein merkwurdiger Tardigrad aus der Nordsee. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 111, p. 285-288.