Actual checklist of Tardigrada species

P Degma, R Bertolani, R Guidetti - 2019 - iris.unimore.it
More than one thousand Tardigrada species were included in the published checklist
(Guidetti, R. & Bertolani, R. 2005. Tardigrade taxonomy: an updated check list of the taxa …

Too rough to be a Hypsibius: multipopulation survey accentuates the phylogenetic position and apomorphies of Hypsibius scabropygus (Eutardigrada: Hypsibiidae)

P Gąsiorek, MV Sørensen, MR Lillemark… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Tardigrade taxonomy is undergoing a turbulent phase of reclassifying various species that
have previously been gathered within large wastebasket genera, such as Diphascon or …

Removal of historical taxonomic bias and its impact on biogeographic analyses: a case study of Neotropical tardigrade fauna

PDS Ugarte, ARS Garraffoni - Zoological Journal of the Linnean …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Large-scale databases are crucial for macroecology research, yet not entirely bias-free.
Studying the biogeography of metazoan microfauna utilizing such databases is challenging …

Novel integrative data for Indomalayan echiniscids (Heterotardigrada): new species and old problems

P Gąsiorek, Ł Michalczyk - Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The Malay Archipelago comprises thousands of islands that house a variety of
biomes, from tropical rainforests of Borneo, Sumatra and Celebes to the Lesser Sundas …

An evaluation of thermal tolerance in six tardigrade species in an active and dry state

J Loeffelholz, E Meese, I Giovannini, K Ullibarri… - Biology …, 2024 - journals.biologists.com
Tardigrades are known for their ability to survive extreme conditions. Reports indicate that
tardigrade thermal tolerance is enhanced in the desiccated state; however, these reports …

Patterns of sexual dimorphism in the armoured tardigrades

M Vecchi, S Calhim - Biology Letters, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Sexual dimorphism is widespread among animals, with diverse patterns and proposed
explanations observed across the Tree of Life. Here we present the first formal analysis of …

A first look into moss living tardigrades in boreal peatlands

H Mäenpää, M Elo, S Calhim - Ecology and Evolution, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Tardigrades (Tardigrada) are a phylum of micrometazoans found in all biomes on Earth, but
their ecology and habitat preferences remain vastly understudied. Boreal peatlands include …

Too many spines, or an integrative foundation of the Echiniscus spinulosus morphogroup (Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae)

P Gąsiorek, MV Sørensen - Organisms Diversity & Evolution, 2024 - Springer
Historical taxonomic bias has started to be effectively removed in tardigrade taxonomy in the
last two decades by the application of modern statistical, genetic and morphological tools …

Tardigrades of North America: new records of occurrence, a morphological mystery, and phylogenetic analyses of Novechiniscus armadilloides (Schuster, 1975) …

JD Loeffelholz, MA Mapalo, ER Morris… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The heterotardigrade Novechiniscus armadilloides (Schuster, 1965). Tardigrada
from Western North America: With emphasis on the fauna of California. University of …

[PDF][PDF] Echiniscus gemmatus sp. nov.(Heterotardigrada: Echiniscidae; the spinulosus morphogroup) from Macau, China

CP LIN - Zootaxa, 2024 - arachsociety.tw
The study of tardigrades in urban environments, particularly in natural areas within cities,
has been significantly overlooked. A recent discovery of a new species of tardigrade in …