Milnesium tardigradum
Species of tardigrade / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[3][4] It contains unidentified osmolytes that could potentially provide important information in the process of cryptobiosis.[5]
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Milnesium tardigradum | |
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SEM image of Milnesium tardigradum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Apochela |
Family: | Milnesiidae |
Genus: | Milnesium |
Species: | M. tardigradum |
Binomial name | |
Milnesium tardigradum Doyère, 1840 | |
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