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''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family
Corixidae Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water. There are about 500 known species worldwide, in 55 genera, including the genus ' ...
. Some species within this genus are
halophile The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
s; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in
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.C. Michael Hogan (2008
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Species

These 100 species belong to the genus ''Sigara'': * ''
Sigara alluaudi ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Kirkaldy, 1899) g * '' Sigara alternata'' (Say, 1825) i c g b * '' Sigara arguta'' * '' Sigara assimilis'' (Fieber, 1848) g * ''
Sigara atomaria ''Sigara'' is a genus of Corixidae, water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline lake, hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. ...
'' Illiger, 1807 g * '' Sigara basalis'' (A.Costa, 1843) g * '' Sigara bellula'' (Horváth, 1879) g * '' Sigara berneri'' Hungerford and Hussey, 1957 i c g * '' Sigara bicoloripennis'' (Walley, 1936) i c g * ''
Sigara bradleyi ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * '' Sigara compressoidea'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g * '' Sigara conocephala'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g b * '' Sigara cubiensis'' Hungerford, 1948 g * ''
Sigara daghestanica ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' Jansson, 1983 g * ''
Sigara decorata ''Sigara'' is a genus of Corixidae, water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline lake, hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. ...
'' (Abbott, 1916) i c g * ''
Sigara decoratella ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * ''
Sigara defecta ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * ''
Sigara denseconscripta ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' g * ''
Sigara depressa ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * ''
Sigara distincta ''Sigara distincta'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cic ...
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Sigara distorta ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' (Distant, 1911) g * ''
Sigara dolabra ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' Hungerford and Sailer, 1943 i c g * ''
Sigara dorsalis ''Sigara dorsalis'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cica ...
'' * '' Sigara douglasensis'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara falleni'' (Fieber, 1848) g * '' Sigara fallenoidea'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara formosana'' (Matsumura, 1915) g * ''
Sigara fossarum ''Sigara fossarum'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cica ...
'' (Leach, 1817) g * '' Sigara gordita'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * '' Sigara grossolineata'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara hellensii'' (C.R.Sahlberg, 1819) g * '' Sigara hoggarica'' Poisson, 1929 g * ''
Sigara hubbelli ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g * '' Sigara hydratotrephes'' (Kirkaldy, 1908) i c g * '' Sigara iactans'' Jansson, 1983 g * '' Sigara italica'' Jaczewski, 1933 g * '' Sigara janssoni'' Lucas Castro, 1983 g * '' Sigara johnstoni'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara knighti'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara krafti'' Stonedahl, 1984 i c g * '' Sigara lateralis'' (Leach, 1817) g * ''
Sigara lemana ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Fieber, 1860 g * ''
Sigara limitata ''Sigara limitata'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera.Tree of Life Web Project ...
'' (Fieber, 1848) g * ''
Sigara lineata ''Sigara lineata'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water. Ther ...
'' (Forster, 1771) i c g b * '' Sigara longipalis'' (J.Sahlberg, 1878) g * '' Sigara mackinacensis'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g b * '' Sigara macrocepsoidea'' Hungerford, 1942 i c g * ''
Sigara macropala ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * ''
Sigara mathesoni ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * ''
Sigara mayri ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' (Fieber, 1860) g * ''
Sigara mckinstryi ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara meridionalis'' (Wallengren, 1875) g * '' Sigara minuta'' Fabricius, 1794 g * '' Sigara mississippiensis'' Hungerford, 1942 i c g * '' Sigara modesta'' (Abbott, 1916) i c g * '' Sigara mullettensis'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g b * ''
Sigara nevadensis ''Sigara'' is a genus of Corixidae, water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline lake, hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. ...
'' (Walley, 1936) i c g * ''
Sigara nigrolineata ''Sigara nigrolineata'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the ...
'' * '' Sigara nigroventralis'' (Matsumura, 1905) g * ''
Sigara omani ''Sigara omani'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water. There ...
'' (Hungerford, 1930) i c g b * '' Sigara ornata'' (Abbott, 1916) i c g b * '' Sigara paludata'' Hungerford, 1942 i c g * ''
Sigara pectenata ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * ''
Sigara penniensis ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g * ''
Sigara platensis ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' g * '' Sigara quebecensis'' (Walley, 1930) i c g * '' Sigara rubyae'' g * '' Sigara saileri'' Wilson, 1953 i c g * ''
Sigara salgadoi ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Lucas Castro, 1983 g * ''
Sigara santiagiensis ''Sigara'' is a genus of Corixidae, water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline lake, hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. ...
'' (Hungerford, 1928) g * '' Sigara scabra'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * '' Sigara schadei'' Hungerford, 1928 g * '' Sigara scholtzi'' Fieber, 1860 g * '' Sigara scholtzii'' Scholtz, 1847 g * ''
Sigara scotti ''Sigara scotti'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicada ...
'' (Douglas & Scott, 1868) g * '' Sigara scripta'' (Rambur, 1840) g * ''
Sigara selecta ''Sigara selecta'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicad ...
'' (Fieber, 1848) g * ''
Sigara semistriata ''Sigara semistriata'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera.Tree of Life Web Project< ...
'' (Fieber, 1848) g * '' Sigara septemlineata'' (Paiva, 1918) g * ''
Sigara servadeii ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Tamanini, 1965 g * ''
Sigara sigmoidea ''Sigara'' is a genus of Corixidae, water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline lake, hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. ...
'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * ''
Sigara signata ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Fieber, 1851) i c g * '' Sigara solensis'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara stagnalis'' (Leach, 1817) g * '' Sigara stigmatica'' (Fieber, 1851) i c g * ''
Sigara striata ''Sigara striata'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicad ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758) i c g * ''
Sigara tadeuszi ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Lundblad, 1933 g * '' Sigara takahashii'' Hungerford, 1940 g * ''
Sigara transfigurata ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' (Walley, 1930) i c g * ''
Sigara trilineata ''Sigara trilineata'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline water. T ...
'' (Provancher, 1872) i c g b * '' Sigara truncatipala'' (Hale, 1922) g * ''
Sigara tucma ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' g * ''
Sigara vallis ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makga ...
'' Lauck, 1966 i c g * '' Sigara vandykei'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara variabilis'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * ''
Sigara venusta ''Sigara venusta'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicad ...
'' (Douglas & Scott, 1869) g * '' Sigara virginiensis'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g b * ''
Sigara washingtonensis ''Sigara washingtonensis'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae Corixidae is a family of aquatic insects in the order Hemiptera. They are found worldwide in virtually any freshwater habitat and a few species live in saline wat ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g b * '' Sigara yala'' g * ''
Sigara zimmermanni ''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. Some species within this genus are halophiles; for example, occurrences of the genus have been noted in the hypersaline Makgadikgadi Pans in Botswana.C. Michael Hogan (2008''Makgadi ...
'' (Fieber, 1851) i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net


See also

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Extremophile An extremophile (from Latin ' meaning "extreme" and Greek ' () meaning "love") is an organism that is able to live (or in some cases thrive) in extreme environments, i.e. environments that make survival challenging such as due to extreme temper ...


References

Corixini Nepomorpha genera {{Corixidae-stub