Wingstrandarctus

Wingstrandarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae. The genus was named and described by Kristensen in 1984.

Species

The genus includes five species:

• Wingstrandarctus corallinus <small>Kristensen, 1984</small>
• Wingstrandarctus crypticus <small>Renaud-Mornant, 1989</small>
• Wingstrandarctus intermedius <small>(Renaud-Mornant, 1967)</small>
• Wingstrandarctus stinae <small>Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014</small>
• Wingstrandarctus unsculptus <small>Jørgensen, Boesgaard, Møbjerg & Kristensen, 2014</small>

References

Publications

• Kristensen, 1984 : On the biology of Wingstrandarctus corallinus nov. gen. et spec., with notes on the symbiotic bacteria in the subfamily Florarctinae (Arthrotardigrada). Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening, vol. 145, p.&nbsp;201-218.