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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Doryphoribiidae Members:
Doryphoribius doryphorus
Doryphoribius longistipes
Doryphoribius n. species
Grevenius granulifer
Grevenius kenodontis
Pseudobiotus n. species
Thulinius augusti
Thulinius cf. saltursus
Thulinius romanoi
35 NC Records
Doryphoribius n. species
- No Common Name
Habitus, PC
Taxonomy
Class:
Eutardigrada
Order:
Parachela
Family:
Doryphoribiidae
Checklist Number:
1560.0
Synonym:
Doryphoribius n. species
Taxonomic Comments:
This is a presumptive new species from the GSMNP. It needs fresh material for a full description.
Species Notes:
Freshwater.
Identification
Online resources:
Online Photographs:
Google
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GBIF
Species Description:
Needs full description.
Body Length:
Unknown.
Key Characters:
Similar to D. longistipes but cuticle with dark granules and secondary claw branches smaller. Similar to D. taiwanus.
Key Character Images
Buccal apparatus
claws
cuticle showing dark granules
ID Requirements:
Identifiable only by close inspection of key characters or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map:
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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:
Freshwater stream periphyton.
Diet:
Unknown, possible omnivorous.
Reproduction:
Smmoth eggs laid in shed exuvium.
Observation Methods:
PC and DIC.
Wikipedia
Photo Gallery for
Doryphoribius n. species
- No common name
Photos: 5
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Buccal apparatus, PC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Claws, PC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Cuticle with dark granules, PC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Habitus, PC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Anterior, PC