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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).
Ramazzottius is a genus of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada, named after the Italian zoologist Giuseppe Ramazzotti. Ramazzottius varieornatus (see image) is a terrestrial invertebrate that is extroardinarily tolerant of extreme conditions such as irradiation, chemicals, dehydration and high pressure. [ 2 ]
Eohypsibiidae is a family of water bear or moss piglet, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada. It contains the following species in three genera: Austeruseus Trygvadottir & Kristensen, 2011 [1] Austeruseus balduri Trygvadottir & Kristensen, 2011; Austeruseus faroensis Trygvadottir & Kristensen, 2011; Austeruseus rokuri Trygvadottir & Kristensen ...
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.
The genus includes thirteen species: [1] Styraconyx craticuliformis Chang & Rho, 1998; Styraconyx craticulus (Pollock, 1983) Styraconyx hallasi Kristensen, 1977; Styraconyx haploceros Thulin, 1942; Styraconyx kristenseni Renaud-Mornant, 1981; Styraconyx nanoqsunguak Kristensen & Higgins, 1984 - Nanoqsunguak water bear; Styraconyx paulae Robotti ...
Heterotardigrades (class Heterotardigrada) is a class of the tardigrades (water bears) that have cephalic appendages and legs with four separate but similar digits or claws on each. 444 species have been described. [1]
But black bears − the only bear species found in the Tar Heel State − are found across North Carolina, and their population is actually larger in the state's coastal plain than in the mountains.
Mopsechiniscus franciscae is a species of tardigrade native to Antarctica.One of the most resilient species on Earth, it can survive conditions such as extreme temperatures, high pressure, poison, dehydration, radioactivity, and even vacuum, partly due to its ability to go into hibernation when deprived of water.