Sigara is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae.[1] Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.[2]

Sigara
Sigara striata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Corixidae
Tribe: Corixini
Genus: Sigara
Fabricius, 1775
Sigara striata

Species

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These 100 species belong to the genus Sigara:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[3] c = Catalogue of Life,[4] g = GBIF,[5] b = Bugguide.net[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sigara Fabricius, 1775". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan (2008) Makgadikgadi, The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham
  3. ^ "Sigara Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. ^ "Browse Sigara". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. ^ "Sigara". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  6. ^ "Sigara Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.