Florarctus is a genus of tardigrades, in the subfamily Florarctinae which is part of the family Halechiniscidae.[1] The genus was named and described by Claude Delamare Deboutteville and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1965.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Heterotardigrada |
| Order: | Arthrotardigrada |
| Family: | Halechiniscidae |
| Genus: | Florarctus Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965 |
Species edit
The genus includes 14 species:[1]
- Florarctus acer Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Florarctus antillensis Van der Land, 1968
- Florarctus asper Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Florarctus cervinus Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Florarctus cinctus Renaud-Mornant, 1976
- Florarctus glareolus Noda, 1987
- Florarctus heimi Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
- Florarctus hulingsi Renaud-Mornant, 1976
- Florarctus kwoni Chang & Rho, 1997
- Florarctus pulcher Grimaldi de Zio, Lamarca, D’Addabbo Gallo & Pietanza, 1999
- Florarctus salvati Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant, 1965
- Florarctus stellatus Renaud-Mornant, 1989
- Florarctus vulcanius Renaud-Mornant, 1987
- Florarctus wunai Fujimoto, 2015
References edit
- ^ a b 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.
Publications edit
- Delamare Deboutteville & Renaud-Mornant (1965), Un remarquable genre de Tardigrades des sables coralliens de Nouvelle-Calédonie. [A remarkable genre of tardigrates from coral sands in New Caledonia] Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences, vol. 260, p. 2581-2583
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