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

Megastygarctidinae Bello & de Zio Grimaldi, 1998

Rank: Subfamily
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Megastygarctides McKirdy, Schmidt & McGinty-Bayly, 1976

Literature

original description

Bello, G. & Grimaldi de Zio, S. (1998). Phylogeny of the genera of the Stygarctidae and related families. (Tardigrada: Heterotardigrada). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 237, 171–183.

additional source

Hansen, J.G. & Kristensen R. M. (2006). The "hyena female" of tardigrades and descriptions of two new species of Megastygarctides (Arthrotardigrada: Stygarctidae) from Saudi Arabia. Hydrobiologia. 558(1): 81-101.

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Citation

Guidetti, R.; McInnes, S.J.; Kristensen, R.M. (2025). World List of Tardigrada. Megastygarctidinae Bello & de Zio Grimaldi, 1998. 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:844350

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine

Importance

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2015-04-20 by Roberto Guidetti

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