
''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
Botswana.
[C. Michael Hogan (2008]
''Makgadikgadi'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham
/ref>
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 arguta'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae. It is endemic to New Zealand
New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the No ...
''
* ''Sigara assimilis
''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, 1848) g
* '' Sigara atomaria'' Illiger, 1807 g
* '' Sigara basalis'' (A.Costa, 1843) g
* ''Sigara bellula
''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 ...
'' (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 ...
''
* ''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
''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 ...
'' (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
''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 grossolineata'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g
* '' Sigara hellensii'' (C.R.Sahlberg, 1819) g
* ''Sigara hoggarica
''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 ...
'' 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
''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, 1908) i c g
* ''Sigara iactans
''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. ...
'' Jansson, 1983 g
* ''Sigara italica
''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 ...
'' Jaczewski, 1933 g
* ''Sigara janssoni
''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 johnstoni
''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 knighti'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g
* ''Sigara krafti
''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''Makg ...
'' 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
* '''' (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
''Sigara mackinacensis'' 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 ...
'' (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'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g
* '' Sigara meridionalis'' (Wallengren, 1875) g
* ''Sigara minuta
''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 ...
'' Fabricius, 1794 g
* '' Sigara mississippiensis'' Hungerford, 1942 i c g
* ''Sigara modesta
''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, 1916) i c g
* '' Sigara mullettensis'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g b
* '' Sigara nevadensis'' (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
''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 ...
'' (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
''Sigara ornata'' 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 ...
'' (Abbott, 1916) i c g b
* ''Sigara paludata
''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, 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
''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 ...
'' 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'' (Hungerford, 1928) g
* '' Sigara scabra'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g
* ''Sigara schadei
''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 g
* ''Sigara scholtzi
''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 scholtzii
''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. ...
'' 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
Hemiptera (; ) is an order (biology), order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the c ...
'' (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'' (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
''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, 1926) i c g
* ''Sigara stagnalis
''Sigara stagnalis'' 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 ...
'' (Leach, 1817) g
* ''Sigara stigmatica
''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. ...
'' (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'' Lundblad, 1933 g
* ''Sigara takahashii
''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, 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
''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 ...
'' (Hale, 1922) g
* '' Sigara tucma'' g
* '' Sigara vallis'' Lauck, 1966 i c g
* ''Sigara vandykei
''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 variabilis
''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 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
''Sigara virginiensis'' 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. ...
'' 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
''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 zimmermanni'' (Fieber, 1851) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
See also
* Extremophile
References
Corixini
Nepomorpha genera
{{Corixidae-stub