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Tardigrade anatomy [3]. Tardigrades have a short plump body with four pairs of hollow unjointed legs. Most range from 0.1 to 0.5 mm (0.004 to 0.02 in) in length, although the largest species may reach 1.3 mm (0.051 in).
Pages in category "Tardigrades" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The list of tardigrades of South Africa is a list of species that form a part of the phylum Tardigrada of the fauna of South Africa. The list follows the SANBI listing. Tardigrades (/ ˈ t ɑːr d ɪ ɡ r eɪ d z / ⓘ), known colloquially as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals.
When dried, terrestrial tardigrades draw in their legs and go into a cryptobiotic 'tun' state. They quickly revive when re-wetted. [1] Tardigrades are small arthropods able to tolerate extreme environments. Many live in tufts of moss, such as on rooftops, where they get repeatedly dried out and rewetted.
More than 700 species have been described. [2] The order Apochela consists of only one family, Milnesiidae, with two genera: Milnesium and Limmenius. Milnesium tardigradum can be found worldwide and is one of the biggest species among tardigrades (up to 1.4 mm); similar-looking species have been found in Cretaceous amber. [1]
Pages in category "Tardigrade genera" The following 78 pages are in this category, out of 78 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Acanthechiniscus;
Parachela is an order of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. Members of this order have existed for at least 72 million years, up to the present. The oldest known species are Beorn leggi and Aerobius dactylus. [2] [3]
Order: Echiniscoidea: Family: ... Echiniscus Schultze, 1840: Synonyms; Emydium Doyère, 1840. Echiniscus is a genus of tardigrades in the family ... Species brought ...