Kayastha, P.; Mioduchowska, M.; Warguła, J.; Kaczmarek, Ł. A Review on the Genus Paramacrobiotus (Tardigrada) with a New Diagnostic Key. Diversity2023, 15, 977.
Kayastha, P.; Mioduchowska, M.; Warguła, J.; Kaczmarek, Ł. A Review on the Genus Paramacrobiotus (Tardigrada) with a New Diagnostic Key. Diversity 2023, 15, 977.
Kayastha, P.; Mioduchowska, M.; Warguła, J.; Kaczmarek, Ł. A Review on the Genus Paramacrobiotus (Tardigrada) with a New Diagnostic Key. Diversity2023, 15, 977.
Kayastha, P.; Mioduchowska, M.; Warguła, J.; Kaczmarek, Ł. A Review on the Genus Paramacrobiotus (Tardigrada) with a New Diagnostic Key. Diversity 2023, 15, 977.
Abstract
Paramacrobiotus species has been described from almost every corner of the world. To date 45 species have been reported from this genus. The species’ presence in different climatic conditions and habitat provides evidence of their adaptation to various harsh environments. In this review, we provide a concise summary of changes observed due to various cryptobiotic conditions in many species of this genus, geographical distribution of all the species, feeding behaviour, life history, microbiome community, Wolbachia endosymbiont identification, reproduction, phylogeny and general taxonomy of the species from genus Paramacrobiotus. Furthermore, we provide a new diagnostic key to the genus Paramacrobiotus based on the morphological and morphometric characters of adults and eggs.
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