Catch me if you can, or how paradigms of tardigrade biogeography evolved from cosmopolitism to 'localism'

P Gąsiorek - Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024 - academic.oup.com
This review synthesizes recent developments in the field of tardigrade biogeography, tracing
back to the origins of Baas Becking's hypothesis that 'everything is everywhere but the …

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 …

The xerophilic genera Xerobiotus and Pseudohexapodibius (Macrobiotidae; Tardigrada): biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeny

J Vincenzi, M Cesari, Ł Kaczmarek… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The genera Xerobiotus and Pseudohexapodibius are xerophilic and characterized
by reduced appendages and claws as adaptations to move between small interstices. To …

Environmental DNA metabarcoding of Danish soil samples reveals new insight into the hidden diversity of eutardigrades in Denmark

FL Pust, TG Frøslev, RM Kristensen… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Tardigrades are rarely included in large biodiversity surveys, mainly because of the
impracticalities that follow larger sampling and identification of these microscopic animals …

Morphological and genetic variability in cosmopolitan tardigrade species—Paramacrobiotus fairbanksi Schill, Förster, Dandekar & Wolf, 2010

P Kayastha, W Szydło, M Mioduchowska… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Paramacrobiotus fairbanksi was described from Alaska (USA) based on integrative
taxonomy and later reported from various geographical localities making it a true …

How temperature affects the body size of terrestrial tardigrades

Ł Kaczmarek, D Fontaneto, DR Nelson… - Zoological Journal of …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Many vertebrates, both homeo-and poikilothermic, show a significant relationship between
body size and environmental temperature. Whether such an association may exist in …

Integrative description of Paramacrobiotus bengalensis sp. nov.(Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae), a new limno-terrestrial tardigrade species from the state of …

S Basu, R Babu, A Siddique… - European journal …, 2023 - europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
Paramacrobiotus bengalensis sp. nov. was discovered in a moss sample collected from a
tree in West Bengal, India. We describe this new species using detailed morphological and …

The tardigrade Mesobiotus aradasi (Binda, Pilato & Lisi, 2005) is widely distributed along the Antarctic Peninsula

M Vecchi, I Dykyy, P Khoyetskyy, T Vuori, S Calhim… - Polar Biology, 2024 - Springer
Antarctica is considered one of the most inhospitable places to life due to its low
temperatures and lack of liquid water. However, meiofauna taxa such as tardigrades not …

Diverse eggs, diverse species? Production of two egg morphotypes in Paramacrobiotus bifrons, a new eutardigrade species within the areolatus group

S Brandoli, M Cesari, E Massa, M Vecchi… - The European …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Species within the eutardigrade superfamily Macrobiotoidea are usually differentiated
through their eggshell morphology. However, this trait can show very high intraspecific …

First records of limnoterrestrial tardigrades (Tardigrada) from Haida Gwaii, British Columbia, Canada

E Massa, M Vecchi, S Calhim… - The European Zoological …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Moss samples were collected from trees and rocks in Haida Gwaii, British Columbia,
Canada, and examined for the presence of tardigrades. Specimens from 24 taxa were found …