The Biology of TardigradesTardigrades are fascinating microscopic animals, exhibiting a number of unusual characteristics. They are found in a wide variety of easily accessible terrestrial microhabitats, such as soil, leaf litter, mosses and lichens. They are also commonly found in freshwater and marine communities. The Biology of Tardigrades is the only modern comprehensive account of marine and freshwater tardigrades. It contains the first taxonomic review for over a decade in addition to covering every aspect of their biology. The Biology of Tardigrades is highly illustrated and includes an extensive list of references for further reading as well as a glossary. This book will be particular interest to all undergraduates, postgraduates, lecturers and research workers who are concerned with invertebrates, but will also provide absorbing reading material for all those who are involved in the field of evolutionary zoology. |
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Origins and systematics | 7 |
External morphology | 25 |
Internal structure | 39 |
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anhydrobiosis animals apophyses appendages arthropods Arthrotardigrada Aschelminthes Aysheaia Batillipes Bertolani Binda Biology body cavity cells bryofauna bryophyte buccal apparatus buccal tube cirrus claws cryptobiosis cuticle cuticular Dastych dehydration described desiccation detail Dewel Diane Nelson Diphascon scoticum dorsal ecdysis Echiniscoides sigismundi eggs environmental eutardigrades exhibit eyespots fauna female Figure filaments freshwater gametes genera genus gonopore Greven Grimaldi de Zio habitats Hallas heterotardigrades Higgins Hypsibiidae Hypsibius dujardini instar Isohypsibius K-selection Kinchin Kristensen limno-terrestrial Macrobiotus Macrobiotus cf Macrobiotus harmsworthi Macrobiotus hufelandi macroplacoids Malpighian tubules Marcus marine species marine tardigrades McInnes metabolism microhabitats microscope midgut Milnesium tardigradum morphological moss cushion muscles nematodes number of species oberhaeuseri observed Onychophora organs pair of legs parthenogenesis pharyngeal pharyngeal apparatus pharyngeal bulb Phylum Pilato placoids plates population Pseudobiotus Ramazzotti and Maucci Rebecchi Redrawn Renaud-Mornant reproductive rotifers specimens structure studies stylet substratum systematic tardigrade species tardigrades taxonomic terrestrial tion trehalose typically Uniramia variation ventral Węglarska