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 …

Gastrotricha is a minor but stimulating phylum of small-sized invertebrates that, in marine
settings, appear particularly speciose in clean sandy sediments. However, not much is …

This is the first survey of marine tardigrades from the British Virgin Islands, though two
species were previously reported from St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. In June 2016, we …

Echiniscoididae are the only family of the clade Echiniscoidea residing in marine habitats.
Their characteristic feature is the multiplication of claws on legs, commonly regarded as an …

The knowledge of the long-distance dispersal mechanisms of meiofauna is still limited.
Rafting is considered as the main mechanism of dispersal of the meiofauna. The recent …

Knowledge about marine tardigrades from the South China Sea is very scarce, with only four
species from shallow waters recorded to date. The present study investigated the structure …

Biogeography patterns of marine tardigrades are poorly studied. Many species of marine
tardigrades are considered endemic, but this high number may be an artifact resulting from …

A new marine tardigrade species, Batillipes chandrayaani sp. nov. is described from the
sandy mid littoral region of the southeast coast of India. This novel species can be …

Introduction: Annelid polychaete worms of the family Sabellariidae build reefs by cementing
together sand grains. These reefs increase local habitat heterogeneity and species diversity …

Two new heterotardigrade (Tardigrada) species, Bryodelphax pucapetricolus sp. nov. and
Bryodelphax wallacearthuri sp. nov., are described from moss associated with limestone …