Angursa

Angursa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Arthrotardigrada
Family:	Styraconyxidae
Genus:	Angursa Pollock, 1979

Angursa is a genus of tardigrades in the family Styraconyxidae. The genus was named and described by Leland W. Pollock in 1979.

Species

The genus includes six species:

Angursa antarctica Villora-Moreno, 1998
Angursa bicuspis Pollock, 1979 - Western North Atlantic
Angursa capsula Bussau, 1992
Angursa clavifera Noda, 1985
Angursa lanceolata Renaud-Mornant, 1981
Angursa lingua Bussau, 1992

References

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.

Further reading

Pollock, 1979 : Angursa bicuspis n.g., n.sp., a marine arthrotardigrade from the western north Atlantic. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, vol. 98, no 4, pp. 558–562.

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