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''Sigara'' is a genus of water boatmen in the family Corixidae. 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 A hypersaline lake is a landlocked body of water that contains significant concentrations of sodium chloride, brines, and other salts, with saline levels surpassing that of ocean water (3.5%, i.e. ). Specific microbial species can thrive in hi ...
Makgadikgadi Pan The Makgadikgadi Pan ( Tswana pronunciation ), a salt pan situated in the middle of the dry savanna of north-eastern Botswana, is one of the largest salt flats in the world. The pan is all that remains of the formerly enormous Lake Makgadi ...
s in
Botswana Botswana (, ), officially the Republic of Botswana ( tn, Lefatshe la Botswana, label= Setswana, ), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalaha ...
.C. Michael Hogan (2008
''Makgadikgadi'', The Megalithic Portal, ed. Andy Burnham
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Species

These 100 species belong to the genus ''Sigara'': * '' Sigara alluaudi'' (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. Description Water boatman are stubby insects approximately in length. They have a distinctive marble pattern on their wing cases and lo ...
'' * '' 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 ''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 ...
'' (Horváth, 1879) g * ''
Sigara berneri ''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 ...
'' Hungerford and Hussey, 1957 i c g * '' Sigara bicoloripennis'' (Walley, 1936) i c g * '' Sigara bradleyi'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * ''
Sigara compressoidea ''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 ...
'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g * '' Sigara conocephala'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g b * ''
Sigara cubiensis ''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 ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 g * '' Sigara daghestanica'' Jansson, 1983 g * '' Sigara decorata'' (Abbott, 1916) i c g * '' Sigara decoratella'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara defecta'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara denseconscripta'' g * '' Sigara depressa'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara distincta'' * '' Sigara distorta'' (Distant, 1911) g * '' Sigara dolabra'' Hungerford and Sailer, 1943 i c g * '' Sigara dorsalis'' * ''
Sigara douglasensis ''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 ...
'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara falleni'' (Fieber, 1848) g * '' Sigara fallenoidea'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara formosana'' (Matsumura, 1915) g * '' Sigara fossarum'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' (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'' (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 ''Sigara lateralis'' is a species of water boatman in the family Corixidae in the order Hemiptera Hemiptera (; ) is an order of insects, commonly called true bugs, comprising over 80,000 species within groups such as the cicadas, aphids, ...
'' (Leach, 1817) g * '' Sigara lemana'' 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'' (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'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara mathesoni'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara mayri'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' 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.Tree of Life Web Project ...
'' * '' Sigara nigroventralis'' (Matsumura, 1905) g * '' Sigara omani'' (Hungerford, 1930) i c g b * '' Sigara ornata'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' Hungerford, 1942 i c g * '' Sigara pectenata'' (Abbott, 1913) i c g * '' Sigara penniensis'' (Hungerford, 1928) i c g * '' Sigara platensis'' g * ''
Sigara quebecensis ''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 ...
'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' Wilson, 1953 i c g * '' Sigara salgadoi'' 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'' (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.Tree of Life Web Project< ...
'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' 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''Makgadi ...
'' (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'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' Lundblad, 1933 g * '' Sigara takahashii'' Hungerford, 1940 g * '' Sigara transfigurata'' (Walley, 1930) i c g * '' Sigara trilineata'' (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''Makgadi ...
'' 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''Makgad ...
'' 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''Makgadi ...
'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g * '' Sigara variabilis'' (Hungerford, 1926) i c g * '' Sigara venusta'' (Douglas & Scott, 1869) g * '' Sigara virginiensis'' Hungerford, 1948 i c g b * '' Sigara washingtonensis'' 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

* Extremophile


References

Sigara, Corixini Nepomorpha genera {{Corixidae-stub