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 +2 more
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Macrobiotus rebecchii sp. nov.: A New Limno-Terrestrial and Hermaphroditic Tardigrade from Kyrgyzstan [PDF]
Animals, 2022 A new tardigrade species of the genus Macrobiotus C.A.S. Schultze, 1834 from Kyrgyzstan, is described and illustrated in this paper. Macrobiotus rebecchii sp. nov.
Daniel Stec
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Integrative descriptions of two new Macrobiotus species (Tardigrada, Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae) from Mississippi (USA) and Crete (Greece) [PDF]
Zoosystematics and Evolution, 2021 In this paper, we describe two new Macrobiotus species from Mississippi (USA) and Crete (Greece) by means of integrative taxonomy. Detailed morphological data from light and scanning electron microscopy, as well as molecular data (sequences of four ...
Matteo Vecchi, Daniel Stec
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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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First insights into female sperm storage duration in tardigrades [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Female sperm storage is ubiquitous in the animal kingdom and it has been shown to be linked to several evolutionary processes, from postcopulatory sexual selection to dispersal.
Matteo Vecchi +6 more
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How long can tardigrades survive in the anhydrobiotic state? A search for tardigrade anhydrobiosis patterns [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 Anhydrobiosis is a desiccation tolerance that denotes the ability to survive almost complete dehydration without sustaining damage. The knowledge on the survival capacity of various tardigrade species in anhydrobiosis is still very limited.
Milena Roszkowska +7 more
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An integrative description of Macrobiotus shonaicus sp. nov. (Tardigrada: Macrobiotidae) from Japan with notes on its phylogenetic position within the hufelandi group. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 Tardigrade research in Japan dates back over 100 years, and to date, 167 species of this ecdysozoan phylum have been reported from the country. Of these species, the Macrobiotus hufelandi complex has been represented only by the nominal taxon of this ...
Daniel Stec +2 more
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The European Zoological Journal, 2023 Using integrative taxonomy, we describe Macrobiotus kosmali sp. nov. from Ribeira Brava, Madeira (Portugal). Based on morphological and morphometric data from both phase contrast light microscopy (PCM), as well as, from scanning electron microscopy (SEM),
P. Kayastha +6 more
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021 In this paper a new tardigrade species, Macrobiotus azzunae sp. nov., from Tunisia, is described. An integrative taxonomic approach was applied by combining morphological, morphometric and molecular data.
Jamila Ben Marnissi +3 more
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Diversity, 2021 Two new tardigrade species from a moss sample collected in Canada, one representing Macrobiotus hufelandi complex and the second one belonging to the genus Bryodelphax, are described.
Pushpalata Kayastha +4 more
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