Tardigrade phylogeny is currently the object of intense investigations driven by an
increasing amount of molecular data from a broad taxonomic range of tardigrades. New …

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 …

It is generally assumed that the soil environment played an important role in the evolution of
life on land, as a transition medium between water and air. This idea was already formulated …

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 …

The genus Minibiotus is morphologically diverse, which may suggest its polyphyletic
character. However, scarce genetic data and often also the lack of detailed morphological …

Isohypsibioidea are most likely the most basally branching evolutionary lineage of
eutardigrades. Despite being second largest eutardigrade order, phylogenetic relationships …

An integrative redescription of Hypsibius pallidoides Pilato, Kiosya, Lisi, Inshina & Biserov,
2011 was undertaken following a reexamination of the type material and new material using …

Tardigrada is an ecdysozoan lineage famed for its resilience. Tardigrades can tolerate high
doses of radiation, low-oxygen environments, desiccation, and both high and low …

Nematodes are the only major metazoan group which is persistently abundant and diverse
across marine, freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. This could be the result of a few major …

Global warming is already having harmful effects on habitats worldwide and it is therefore
important to gain an understanding of how rising temperatures may affect extant animals …