Three new species of Mesobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Sweden with an updated phylogeny of the genus [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThree new species of Mesobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) are described from Skåne County in the southernmost region of Sweden. All three species are distinguished morphologically and through differences in DNA sequences as supported by ...
Roberto Guidetti +2 more
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Integrative taxonomy reveals new, widely distributed tardigrade species of the genus Paramacrobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 In a moss sample collected in Ribeiro Frio, Madeira, Paramacrobiotus gadabouti sp. nov. was found and described using the integrative taxonomy approach.
Pushpalata Kayastha +5 more
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First insights into female sperm storage duration in tardigrades. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2022 Tardigrades are an underexplored study system in reproductive and evolutionary biology. We show, for the first time, that female Macrobiotus polonicus can use stored sperm from a single mating event for a considerable proportion of their post‐mating lifetime.
Vecchi M +6 more
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Resistance to Extreme Stresses by a Newly Discovered Japanese Tardigrade Species, Macrobiotus kyoukenus (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Tardigrades are small micrometazoans able to resist several environmental stresses in any stage of their life cycle. An integrated analysis of tardigrade specimens collected in Tsukuba (Japan) revealed a peculiar morphology and a new sensory field in the
Michele Cesari +6 more
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A first look into moss living tardigrades in boreal peatlands. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigate for the first time tardigrade community composition in boreal peatlands. Tardigrades are common in boreal peatlands and their abundance and community composition varies across peatland habitat types and microhabitats within peatlands. Abstract Tardigrades (Tardigrada) are a phylum of micrometazoans found in all biomes on Earth, but their
Mäenpää H, Elo M, Calhim S.
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Integrative taxonomy resolves species identities within the Macrobiotus pallarii complex (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) [PDF]
Zoological Letters, 2021 The taxonomy of many groups of meiofauna is challenging due to their low number of diagnostic morphological characters and their small body size. Therefore, with the advent of molecular techniques that provide a new source of traits, many cryptic species
Daniel Stec +5 more
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Sexual dimorphism in the tardigrade Paramacrobiotus metropolitanus transcriptome [PDF]
Zoological LettersBackground In gonochoristic animals, the sex determination pathway induces different morphological and behavioral features that can be observed between sexes, a condition known as sexual dimorphism.
Kenta Sugiura +5 more
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Space flight effects on antioxidant molecules in dry tardigrades: the TARDIKISS experiment. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2015 The TARDIKISS (Tardigrades in Space) experiment was part of the Biokon in Space (BIOKIS) payload, a set of multidisciplinary experiments performed during the DAMA (Dark Matter) mission organized by Italian Space Agency and Italian Air Force in 2011. This mission supported the execution of experiments in short duration (16 days) taking the advantage of ...
Rizzo AM +6 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2021 In this paper we applied an integrative taxonomy approach to describe a new tardigrade species from Madagascar. The description is based on morphological and morphometric data (using both light and scanning electron microscopy), combined with genetic ...
Monika Mioduchowska +2 more
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High diversity in species, reproductive modes and distribution within the Paramacrobiotus richtersi complex (Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) [PDF]
Zoological Letters, 2019 For many years, Paramacrobiotus richtersi was reported to consist of populations with different chromosome numbers and reproductive modes. To clarify the relationships among different populations, the type locality of the species (Clare Island, Ireland ...
Roberto Guidetti +4 more
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