Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Tardigrada > Class Heterotardigrada > Order Arthrotardigrada > Family Stygarctidae > Subfamily Stygarctinae

Parastygarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1965

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Parastygarctus biungulatus Morone de Lucia, Grimaldi de Zio & d'Addabbo Gallo, 1984
Parastygarctus mediterranicus Gallo D'Addabbo, Grimaldi de Zio & Sandulli, 2001
Parastygarctus sterreri Renaud-Mornant, 1970

Literature

original description	Renaud-Debyser, J. (1965). Parastygarctus higginsi n. g., n. sp., Tardigrade marin Interstitiel de Madagascar. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. 260, 955–957.
basis of record	van der Land, J. (2001). Tardigrada, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 236
additional source	Hansen, J. G., Kristensen, R. M. & Jørgensen, A. (2012). The armoured marine tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada, Tardigrada). Scientia Danica, series B Biologica 2, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. pp. 91.

Genbank

Citation

Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Parastygarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1965. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:136651