Renaudarctus

Renaudarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Renaudarctidae. The genus was first described by Reinhardt Kristensen and Robert P. Higgins in 1984, and named after biologist Jeanne Renaud-Mornant.

Species

The genus includes two species:

• Renaudarctus fossorius <small>Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012</small>
• Renaudarctus psammocryptus <small>Kristensen & Higgins, 1984</small> - type species

References

Further reading

• Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 : A new family of Arthrotardigrada (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada) from the Atlantic coast of Florida, U.S.A. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 103, no. 3, p.&nbsp;295-311.
• Nomenclator Zoologicus info