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The Tardigrada Register: a comprehensive online data repository for tardigrade taxonomy

Journal of Limnology, 2013
In this paper we present the Tardigrada Register (www.tardigrada.net/register): a free, comprehensive, and standardised online data repository for tardigrade taxonomy.
Łukasz Michalczyk, Łukasz Kaczmarek
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Environmental Gradients and Ecological Processes Are Main Drivers of Eukaryotic Diversity in the Eastern Red Sea

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 1, January–February 2026.
Across 266 water column samples, COI eDNA metabarcoding detected 4298 eukaryotic MOTUs spanning 40 phyla in the Eastern Red Sea. Community composition varied strongly across depth and regions, revealing hidden biodiversity patterns and providing a baseline for conservation‐oriented monitoring in a future‐ocean analogue.
Carlos Angulo‐Preckler, Sofia Frappi, Elisa Laiolo, Kah Kheng Lim, Diego E. Rivera Rosas, Christopher A. Hempel, Larissa Frühe, Anastasiia Martynova, Alexandra Steckbauer, Taiba Alamoudi, Shannon G. Klein, Vincent A. Pieribone, Mohammad A. Qurban, Susana Agusti, Carlos M. Duarte   +14 more
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Area, depth and elevation of cryoconite holes in the Arctic do not influence Tardigrada densities

Polish Polar Research, 2016
Water bears (Tardigrada) are known as one of the most extremophile animals in the world. They inhabit environments from the deepest parts of the oceans up to the highest mountains.
Zawierucha Krzysztof, Vonnahme Tobias R., Devetter Miloslav, Kolicka Małgorzata, Ostrowska Marta, Chmielewski Sebastian, Kosicki Jakub Z.   +6 more
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Characterising Soil Eukaryotic Diversity From NEON Metagenomics Datasets

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Belowground eukaryotic diversity serves a vital role in soil ecosystem functioning, yet the composition, structure, and macroecology of these communities are significantly under‐characterized. The National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) provides publicly available datasets from long‐term surveillance of numerous taxa and ecosystem ...
Leena Vilonen, Andrew Thompson, Byron Adams, Edward Ayres, André L. C. Franco, Diana H. Wall   +5 more
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Moss‐Accumulated eDNA Is a Promising Source for Terrestrial Biodiversity Surveys Across the Tree of Life and Biomes

Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Developments in the environmental DNA (eDNA) field have revolutionised our ability to map biodiversity by providing cost‐effective and non‐invasive means to survey organisms across the tree of life. In the terrestrial realm, a variety of eDNA sources have been employed, but we lack easily accessible and cosmopolitan sources of terrestrial eDNA.
Henry F. N. Lankes, Lene Bruhn Pedersen, Rasmus Stenbak Larsen, Kathrin Rousk, Anders Priemé, N'golo A. Koné, Natasha de Vere, Jacob Heilmann‐Clausen, Michael Poulsen, Kristine Bohmann, Kasun H. Bodawatta   +10 more
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Contribution to the fresh water Tardigrada from Barentsøya, Svalbard (78°30'N)

Fauna Norvegica, 1991
Fifteen species and one subspecies of Tardigrada were found in the littoral zone of 18 fresh water bodies on the Talaveraflya. All taxa are new records for Barentsøya; Hypsibius antarcticus and Macrobiotus dianeae were not previously reported from ...
E.A. Van Rompu, Willem H. De Smet
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Epilithic Algal and Meiofaunal Assemblages of Arctic/Alpine Lakes and Streams Along Latitudinal and Environmental Gradients in Scandinavia

Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Epilithic biofilms along a latitudinal gradient of Arctic/alpine lakes and streams were analysed for their composition of algae (incl. cyanobacteria) and meiofaunal assemblages and correlated these with environmental variables. The composition of algal, meiofauna and nematode assemblages differed between lakes and streams.
Willem Goedkoop, Sebastian Höss, Fernando Chaguaceda, Kirsten S. Christoffersen, Walter Traunspurger   +4 more
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DNA Metabarcoding Reveals Tardigrades' Diversity and Dispersal Patterns in European Freshwater Rock Pools

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Aim Freshwater rock pools are ephemeral and fragile habitats that support specialised animal taxa. While distributed worldwide, these habitats are usually neglected and overlooked. We used DNA metabarcoding and metaphylogeographic approaches to study inter and intraspecific tardigrade biodiversity to identify their biogeographic patterns to ...
Matteo Vecchi, Claudio Ferrari, Diego Fontaneto, Jakub Godziek, Ingemar K. Jönsson, Daniel Stec   +5 more
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Freshwater tardigrades from Hopen, Svalbard (76°31'N)

Fauna Norvegica
Seventeen species of Tardigrada were found in submerged mosses of 17 freshwater bodies from the SE part of the island of Hopen (Svalbard). Fourteen species are new records for Hopen; Pseudechiniscus islandicus was not previously reported from Svalbard ...
Els A. van Rompu, Willem H. De Smet
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Microbial exopolysaccharide production by polyextremophiles in the adaptation to multiple extremes

FEBS Letters, Volume 599, Issue 23, Page 3417-3443, December 2025.
Polyextremophiles are microorganisms that endure multiple extreme conditions by various adaptation strategies that also include the production of exopolysaccharides (EPSs). This review provides an integrated perspective on EPS biosynthesis, function, and regulation in these organisms, emphasizing their critical role in survival and highlighting their ...
Tracey M Gloster, Ebru Toksoy Öner
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