The Stygarctidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was first described by Schulz in 1951. The genus Neoarctus was first placed in the family Stygarctidae, but it was moved to a separate family, Neoarctidae, in 1998.
Subfamilies and genera
They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera:
- Megastygarctidinae <small>Bello & de Zio Grimaldi, 1998</small>:
- Megastygarctides <small>McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976</small>
- Stygarctinae <small>Schulz, 1951</small>:
- Faroestygarctus <small>Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012</small>
- Mesostygarctus <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1979</small>
- Parastygarctus <small>Renaud-Debyser, 1965</small>
- Prostygarctus <small>Rubal, Veiga, Fontoura & Sousa-Pinto, 2013</small>
- Pseudostygarctus <small>McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976</small>
- Stygarctus <small>Schulz, 1951</small>
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