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Ramazzottius is a genus of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada, named after the Italian zoologist Giuseppe Ramazzotti.. Ramazzottius varieornatus (see image) is a terrestrial invertebrate that is extroardinarily tolerant of extreme conditions such as irradiation, chemicals, dehydration and high pressure. [2]
The tardigrade Dactylobiotus dispar can be trained by classical conditioning to curl up into the defensive 'tun' state in response to a blue light associated with a small electric shock, an aversive stimulus. This demonstrates that tardigrades are capable of learning.
Milnesium tardigradum is a cosmopolitan species of tardigrade that can be found in a diverse range of environments. [1] It has also been found in the sea around Antarctica . [ 2 ] M. tardigradum was described by Louis Michel François Doyère in 1840.
Milnesium alpigenum is a species of tardigrade that falls under the Tardigrada phylum.Like its taxonomic relatives it is an omnivorous predator that feeds on other small organisms, such as algae, rotifers, and nematodes. [1]
Tardigrades are known to exist in almost every biome on the earth. There are terrestrial species, marine species, and even fresh water species have been found. [4] The eight currently recognized species in the genus Bertolanius Özdikmen have a wide distribution ranging from colder arctic areas, including Norway and Sweden, to more temperate regions like the Mediterranean. [2]
Milnesium is a genus of tardigrades. [1] It is rather common, being found in a wide variety of habitats across the world. [2] It has a fossil record extending back to the Cretaceous, the oldest species found so far (M. swolenskyi) is known from Turonian stage deposits on the east coast of the United States. [3]
Hypsibius dujardini sensu lato is a species complex of tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada.A member of this complex, Hypsibius exemplaris, is widely used for various research projects pertaining to evolutionary biology and astrobiology.
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