Ligiarctus

Ligiarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1982.

Species

The genus includes two species:

• Ligiarctus alatus Gomes-Júnior, <small>Santos, da Rocha, Santos & Fontoura, 2017</small>
• Ligiarctus eastwardi <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1982</small>

References

Publications

• Renaud-Mornant, 1982 : Sous-famille et genre nouveaux de tardigrades marins (Arth(r)otardigrada). [New Subfamily and Genre of Underwater Tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada)] Bulletin from Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle Section A Zoologie Biologie et Écologie Animales, vol. 4, no 1/2, p.&nbsp;89-94.