Florarctus

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Florarctus
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Florarctus sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Heterotardigrada
Order: Arthrotardigrada
Family: Halechiniscidae
Genus: Florarctus
Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965

Florarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae. [1] The genus was named and described by Claude Delamare Deboutteville and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1965.

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Species

The genus includes 14 species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.

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