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Stygarctidae

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Stygarctidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Stygarctidae
Schulz, 1951
Genera

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The Stygarctidae are a family of tardigrades.[1] The family was first described by Schulz in 1951. The genus Neoarctus was first placed in the family Stygarctidae,[2] but it was moved to a separate family, Neoarctidae, in 1998.[3]

Subfamilies and genera

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They are divided into the following subfamilies and genera:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (30 June 2018). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species (2009-2018) (PDF). 34th Ed. University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. ^ Grimaldi de Zio; D'Addabbo Gallo; Morone De Lucia (1992). "Neoarctus primigenius n. g., n. sp., a new Stygarctidae of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Tardigrada, Arthrotardigrada)". Bollettino di Zoologia. 59 (3): 309–13. doi:10.1080/11250009209386687.
  3. ^ Bello & Grimaldi de Zio (1998), Phylogeny of the genera of the Stygarctidae and related families (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada). Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 237, p. 171-183.