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 …

A Review on the Genus Paramacrobiotus (Tardigrada) with a New Diagnostic Key

P Kayastha, M Mioduchowska, J Warguła… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
Paramacrobiotus species have been described in almost every corner of the world. To date,
45 species have been reported from this genus. Among which, 13 belong to the areolatus …

Sexual reproductive behaviours of tardigrades: a review

K Sugiura, M Matsumoto - Invertebrate Reproduction & …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The first observation of sexual reproductive behaviour of a tardigrade was reported in 1895,
and much knowledge on this topic has accumulated since then. Up to the 2000s, these …

[HTML][HTML] New multilocus phylogeny reorganises the family Macrobiotidae (Eutardigrada) and unveils complex morphological evolution of the Macrobiotus hufelandi …

D Stec, M Vecchi, S Calhim, Ł Michalczyk - Molecular Phylogenetics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The family Macrobiotidae is one of the most speciose and diverse groups among
tardigrades. Although there have been attempts to reconstruct the phylogeny of this family …

Integrative taxonomy reveals new, widely distributed tardigrade species of the genus Paramacrobiotus (Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae)

P Kayastha, D Stec, Ł Sługocki, M Gawlak… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
In a moss sample collected in Ribeiro Frio, Madeira, Paramacrobiotus gadabouti sp. nov.
was found and described using the integrative taxonomy approach. The new species is …

[HTML][HTML] An integrative description of Minibiotus ioculator sp. nov. from the Republic of South Africa with notes on Minibiotus pentannulatus Londoño et al., 2017 …

D Stec, RM Kristensen, Ł Michalczyk - Zoologischer Anzeiger, 2020 - Elsevier
The genus Minibiotus is morphologically diverse, which may suggest its polyphyletic
character. However, scarce genetic data and often also the lack of detailed morphological …

The Macrobiotus ariekammensis species complex provides evidence for parallel evolution of claw elongation in macrobiotid tardigrades

D Stec, K Vončina, R Møbjerg Kristensen… - Zoological Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The recent integrative revision of the family Macrobiotidae demonstrated monophyly of the
genus Macrobiotus and its complex, mosaic morphological evolution. Here, we analyse …

Cryophilic Tardigrada have disjunct and bipolar distribution and establish long-term stable, low-density demes

K Zawierucha, EŠ Kašparová, S McInnes, J Buda… - Polar Biology, 2023 - Springer
Glaciers are inhabited by various cryophilic organisms ranging from single celled to
multicellular, like Tardigrada (water bears). Owing to their scattered distribution, glaciers …

[HTML][HTML] An ancient, Antarctic-specific species complex: large divergences between multiple Antarctic lineages of the tardigrade genus Mesobiotus

KA Short, CJ Sands, SJ McInnes, D Pisani… - Molecular Phylogenetics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antarctica has been isolated and progressively glaciated for over 30 million years, with only
approximately 0.3% of its area currently ice-free and capable of supporting terrestrial …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic position of two Macrobiotus species with a revisional note on Macrobiotus sottilei Pilato, Kiosya, Lisi & Sabella, 2012 (Tardigrada …

Y Kiosya, J Pogwizd, Y Matsko, M Vecchi, D Stec - Zootaxa, 2021 - mapress.com
In a moss and lichen sample collected on the Polish coast, a new population of Macrobiotus
sottilei was found. Given that the original description of M. sottilei was based solely on the …