Tardigrades of North Carolina
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Scientific Name:
Family:
BATILLIPEDIDAE
CALOHYPSIBIIDAE
DORYPHORIBIIDAE
ECHINISCIDAE
EOHYPSIBIIDAE
HALECHINISCIDAE
HYPSIBIIDAE
ISOHYPSIBIIDAE
ITAQUASCONIDAE
MACROBIOTIDAE
MICROHYPSIBIIDAE
MILNESIIDAE
MURRAYIDAE
PILATOBIIDAE
RAMAZZOTTIIDAE
RICHTERSIUSIDAE
STYGARCTIDAE
STYRACONYXIDAE
TANARCTIDAE
Order:
APOCHELA
"ARTHROTARDIGRADES"
ECHINISCOIDEA
PARACHELA
Class:
Heterotardigrada
Eutardigrada
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Milnesiidae Members:
Milnesium bohleberi
Milnesium cf. eurystomum
Milnesium n. species
Milnesium unidentified species
1 NC Records
Milnesium cf. eurystomum
- No Common Name
Taxonomy
Class:
Eutardigrada
Order:
Apochela
Family:
Milnesiidae
Checklist Number:
1020.0
Synonym:
Milnesium cf. eurystomum
Taxonomic Comments:
DNA analysis of specimens of Milnesium from Purchase Knob, GSMNP was reported by Guil et al. 2022. Their molecular analysis showed a close genetic relationship with M. eurystomum though they did not align morphologically. They assigned the name Milnesium cf. eurystomum.
Species Notes:
Terrestrial.
Identification
Online resources:
Online Photographs:
Google
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GBIF
Species Description:
GenBank Accession Numbers are MF177341 MF177416 MF177453, MF177348 MF177415 MN847736 MF177451, MF177349 MF177417 MN847737 MF177452.
Body Length:
Unknown.
Key Characters:
Genetic.
ID Requirements:
Identifiable only by close inspection of key characters or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
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Dates:
High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
Piedmont (Pd)
Coastal Plain (CP)
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Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Tree moss.
Abundance:
Unknown.
Diet:
Carnivorous.
Reproduction:
Smooth eggs deposited in exuvium. Males were found in this population.
Observation Methods:
DIC, PC, DNA analysis.
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