Faeroestygarctus dezioae is a species of armoured marine tardigrades. It is the only species of Faroestygarctus, a genus of the family Stygarctidae.
The genus name refers to the type locality: the Faroe Islands. It was described in 2012 by Jesper Guldberg Hansen, Reinhardt Kristensen and Aslak Jørgensen.Hansen, Kristensen & Jørgensen (2012), The armoured marine tardigrades (Arthrotardigrada, Tardigrada). Scientia Danica, series B Biologica, vol. 2, The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters, p. 1-91
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