Parastygarctus

Parastygarctus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Tardigrada
Class:	Heterotardigrada
Order:	Arthrotardigrada
Family:	Stygarctidae
Genus:	Parastygarctus; Renaud-Debyser, 1965
Type species
	Parastygarctus higginsi; Renaud-Debyser, 1965

Parastygarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Stygarctidae. It was first described and named by Jeanne Renaud-Debyser in 1965.

Species

This genus includes seven species:

Parastygarctus biungulatus Morone De Lucia, Grimaldi de Zio & D'Addabbo Gallo, 1984
Parastygarctus higginsi Renaud-Debyser, 1965 - found in Madagascar
Parastygarctus mediterranicus Gallo D’Addabbo, Grimaldi de Zio & Sandulli, 2001
Parastygarctus renaudae Grimaldi de Zio, D’Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia & Daddabbo, 1987
Parastygarctus robustus Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012
Parastygarctus sterreri Renaud-Mornant, 1970
Parastygarctus svennevigi Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen, 2012

1 2 3 4 Guidetti R, McInnes SJ, Kristensen RM (eds.). "Parastygarctus Renaud-Debyser, 1965". World List of Tardigrada. World Register of Marine Species. doi:10.14284/361. Retrieved 1 July 2026.
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.

Renaud-Debyser, 1965 : Parastygarctus higginsi n. g., n. sp. Tardigrade marin interstitiel de Madagascar. [Parastygarctys higgins n. g. n. sp., Underwater Tardigrade from Madagascar] Report from the Academy of Sciences, Paris, vol. 260, pp. 955–957.

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