Actinarctus is a genus of tardigrades in the family Tanarctidae. The genus was named and described by Erich Schulz in 1935.
Species The genus includes four species: Actinarctus doryphorus Schulz, 1935 Actinarctus lyrophorus Renaud-Mornant, 1979 Actinarctus neretinus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982 Actinarctus physophorus Grimaldi de Zio, D'Addabbo Gallo, Morone De Lucia, Vaccarella & Grimaldi, 1982
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Further reading
Schulz, 1935 : Actinarctus doryphorus nov. gen. nov. spec, ein merkwurdiger Tardigrad aus der Nordsee. Zoologischer Anzeiger, vol. 111, pp. 285–288.