Parastygarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the family Stygarctidae. It was first described and named by Jeanne Renaud-Debyser in 1965.
Species
The genus includes seven species:
- Parastygarctus biungulatus <small>Morone De Lucia, Grimaldi de Zio & D'Addabbo Gallo, 1984</small>
- Parastygarctus higginsi <small>Renaud-Debyser, 1965</small> - founded within Madagascar
- Parastygarctus mediterranicus <small>Gallo DâÂÂAddabbo, Grimaldi de Zio & Sandulli, 2001</small>
- Parastygarctus renaudae <small>Grimaldi de Zio, DâÂÂAddabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987</small>
- Parastygarctus robustus <small>Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012</small>
- Parastygarctus sterreri <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1970</small>
- Parastygarctus svennevigi <small>Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012</small>
References
Publications
- Renaud-Debyser, 1965 : Parastygarctus higginsi n. g., n. sp. Tardigrade marin interstitiel de Madagascar. [Parastygarctys higgins n. g. n. sp., Underwater Tardigrade from Madagascar] Report from the Academy of Sciences, Paris, vol. 260, p. 955-957.