Eutardigrada {class} - Tardigrada;

Eutardigrada are a class of Tardigrada without lateral appendices. Primarily freshwater bound, some species have secondarily gained the ability to live in marine environments (Halobiotus). By cryptobiosis many species are able to live temporarily in very dry environments. More than 700 species have been described.The order Apochaela consists of only one family, Milnesiidae, with two genera: Milnesium and Limmenius. Milnesium tardigradum can be found worldwide and is one of the biggest species among tardigrades (up to 1.4 mm); similar-looking species have been found in Cretaceous amber. The mouth of this predator has a wide opening, so the animal can eat rotifers and larger protists. The claws are characteristic. Other eutardigrades belong to the order Parachaela.

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Specimen Records: 3,623 Public Records: 2,970
Specimens with Sequences: 3,169 Public Species: 296
Specimens with Barcodes: 1,898 Public BINs: 424
Species: 306          
Species With Barcodes: 292          
           

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images representing subtaxa of Eutardigrada
 (Apochela - SJM Cambs a5)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics  (Parachaela - Ba3 780 g12)  @13 [ ] CreativeCommons - Attribution (2012) CBG Photography Group Centre for Biodiversity Genomics
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Ba3 780 g12
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CBG Photography Group, Centre for Biodiversity Genomics




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