Tardigrades, Water Bears, Moss Piglets Tardigrada (Spallanzani 1777)

Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, are a type of microscopic animal found across a vast array of moist and aquatic environments. Tardigrades are known for their extensive resilience due to the fact that they are also found in extreme environments such as Antarctica, deep sea vents, and mud...

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Published in:EDIS
Main Authors: Suen, Carrie, Gillett-Kaufman, Jennifer Lynn
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences 2021
Subjects:
Spallanzani
Water Bears
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/121386
https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1305-2020
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Summary:Tardigrades, commonly known as water bears, are a type of microscopic animal found across a vast array of moist and aquatic environments. Tardigrades are known for their extensive resilience due to the fact that they are also found in extreme environments such as Antarctica, deep sea vents, and mud volcanoes. They are commonly used as a model organism for scientific research. Also published on the Featured Creatures website athttp://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/tardigrade.html

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