The Styraconyxidae are a family of tardigrades. The family was first described by Reinhardt Møbjerg Kristensen and Jeanne Renaud-Mornant in 1983.
Genera The family includes the following genera: Angursa Pollock, 1979 Bathyechiniscus Steiner, 1926 Lepoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 Paratanarctus D'Addabbo Gallo, Grimaldi de Zio, Morone De Lucia & Troccoli, 1992 Pleocola Cantacuzène, 1951 Raiarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1981 Rhomboarctus Renaud-Mornant, 1984 Styraconyx Thulin, 1942 Tetrakentron Cuénot, 1892 Tholoarctus Kristensen & Renaud-Mornant, 1983
References
Further reading Kristensens & Renaud-Mornant, 1983 : Existence d'arthrotardigrades semi-benthiques de genres nouveaux de la sous-famille des Styraconyxinae subfam. nov. Cahiers de Biologie Marine (Marine Biologoical Books), vol. 24, no. 3, p. 337-353.