Molecular and morphological analysis of an Antarctic tardigrade, Acutuncus antarcticus

• Published in: Journal of Limnology
• Main Authors: Hiroshi Kagoshima, Satoshi Imura, Atsushi C. Suzuki
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013
• Subjects: Tardigrada; antarctica; cultivation; exuviae; JARE (Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition); 18S rRNA; geo; Antarctic; Hotoke Ike; King George Island; Langhovde; Skarvsnes; South Shetland Islands; Syowa Station; Acutuncus antarcticus; Antarc*; Antarctica; antarcticus; Tardigrade
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4081/jlimnol.2013.s1.e3; https://doaj.org/article/132d3ebeae094011908f2a40381a6999

We isolated a species of tardigrade from moss samples collected from Langhovde and Skarvsnes, near Syowa station, East Antarctic, from which we cultured a parthenogenetic strain in Petri dishes with co-occurring cyanobacteria or green algae. This culture was maintained at both 4 and 10ºC, though the...