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Astatumen

Astatumen is a genus of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada found in Romania. Species of this genus were originally categorized in the genus Itaquascon until 1997.

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Astatumen
Microscopic diagram showing Astatumen trinacriae at Fig D
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Parachela
Family: Hypsibiidae
Genus: Astatumen
Pilato, 1997
Species

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Astatumen is a genus of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada found in Romania. Species of this genus were originally categorized in the genus Itaquascon until 1997.1

Species

  • Astatumen bartosi (Wêglarska, 1959)
  • Astatumen tamaensis (Sudzuki 1975)
  • Astatumen tamurai (Ito 1990)
  • Astatumen trinacriae (Arcidiacono, 1962)
References

References

  1. Ciobanu, Daniel; Kaczmarek, Łukasz. "The Eutardigrade genus Astatumen, new to Romania" (PDF). Animal biology. Scientific Annals of the University. LVIII. Alexandru Ioan Cuza University: 205–208. RG: 265253488. Retrieved 10 December 2021.