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Macrobiotus Pseudopallarii
''Macrobiotus'' is a genus of tardigrades consisting of about 100 species within the family Macrobiotidae. Of genera within the phylum Tardigrada, ''Macrobiotus'' is one of the most species-abundant. ''Macrobiotus hufelandi'', identified by German researcher Carl August Sigismund Schultze in 1834, is recognized as the first taxonomically named tardigrade species. By extension, ''Macrobiotus'' was the first ever described tardigrade genus. ''Macrobiotus'' shares similarities to other tardigrade genera, particularly in moulting a non-living Arthropod exoskeleton, cuticle over multiple life stages and robust stress tolerance mechanisms. However, ''Macrobiotus'' tends to be differentiated from other tardigrades by being one of few genera that freely lay ornamented eggs in reproduction. This genera has a relatively diverse distribution in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. Anatomy and Morphology Claws ''Macrobiotus'' species commonly exhibit uniform diploclaws on their legs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrobiotus Shonaicus
''Macrobiotus shonaicus'' () is a species of tardigrade in the family Macrobiotidae. it is only known from its type locality (biology), type locality: Tsuruoka, Japan. The species description was published in 2018. The insides of their first three pairs of legs have a slight fold above their claws, and their eggs have processes whose terminal discs split off into thin filaments. Taxonomic history The species description was written by Daniel Stec, Kazuharu Arakawa, and Łukasz Michalczyk; it was published in ''PLOS One'' in February 2018. Arakawa collected ten ''M. shonaicus'' specimens in May 2016 from moss growing in his apartment building's parking lot, in Tsuruoka, Japan. The moss, ''Bryum argenteum'', was growing on a concrete surface. One pair of these tardigrades successfully reproduced in vitro, yielding an isogenic strain. The holotype, 57 paratypes, and 34 eggs were deposited at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. An additional 17 paratypes and 7 eggs were deposited at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |