Coronarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Coronarctidae. It was named and described by Renaud-Mornant in 1974.
Species
The genus includes seven species:
- Coronarctus disparilis <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1987</small>
- Coronarctus fastigatus <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1987</small>
- Coronarctus laubieri <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1987</small>
- Coronarctus mexicus <small>Romano III, Gallo, D'Addabbo, Accogli, Baguley & Montagna, 2011</small> - Mexican crown bear
- Coronarctus stylisetus <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1987</small>
- Coronarctus tenellus <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1974</small>
- Coronarctus verrucatus <small>Hansen, 2007</small>
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.