Arctic terrestrial ecosystems are generally considered to be species poor, fragile and often
isolated. Nonetheless, their intricate complexity, especially that of the invertebrate …

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 …

A sister group of the Arthropoda, the Tardigrada are micrometazoans that occupy a diversity
of niches in freshwater, marine, and terrestrial habitats. Commonly called water bears …

An extensive study of the phylogeny of Eutardigrada, the largest class of Tardigrada, has
been performed analyzing one hundred and forty sequences (eighty of which newly …

A laboratory strain identified as" Hypsibius dujardini" is one of the best studied tardigrade
strains: it is widely used as a model organism in a variety of research projects, ranging from …

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 …

Species of the Macrobiotus hufelandi group are one of the most often recorded tardigrades
throughout the globe. For over a century M. hufelandi has been considered cosmopolitan …

Tardigrades are captivating organisms known for their resilience in extreme environments,
including ultra-high-dose radiation, but the underlying mechanisms of this resilience remain …

In this paper we redescribe two species (Milnesium eurystomum Maucci, 1991 and
Milnesium tardigradum Doyère, 1840) and one subspecies (Milnesium tardigradum …

Tardigrades represent one of the most abundant groups of Antarctic metazoans in terms of
abundance and diversity, thanks to their ability to withstand desiccation and freezing; …