Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Tardigrada > Class Heterotardigrada > Order Arthrotardigrada > Family Neostygarctidae > Genus Neostygarctus

Neostygarctus acanthophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone de Lucia, 1982

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Neostygarctus*	Grimaldi de Zio, d'Addabbo Gallo & Morone de Lucia, 1982	accepted genus name

Literature

original description	Grimaldi de Zio, S., D'Addabbo Gallo, M. & Morone de Lucia, M.R. (1982). Neostygarctus acanthophorus, n. gen. n. sp., nuovo Tardigrado marino del Mediterraneo. Cahiers de Biologie Marine. 23, 319–324.
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	Degma, P.; Bertolani, R.; Guidetti, R. (2009-2016). Actual checklist of Tardigrada species. (Assessed 10/02/2017) pp. 46.

Genbank

Citation

Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Neostygarctus acanthophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo & Morone de Lucia, 1982. 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:136724