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
2 NC Records
Pseudobiotus n. species
- No Common Name
Habitus, DIC
Taxonomy
Class:
Eutardigrada
Order:
Parachela
Family:
Doryphoribiidae
Checklist Number:
1610.0
Synonym:
Pseudobiotus n. species
Taxonomic Comments:
Probable new species from the GSMNP. Fresh material is necessary for a complete description.
Species Notes:
Freshwater.
Identification
Online resources:
Online Photographs:
Google
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GBIF
Species Description:
The genus Pseudobiotus is composed of aquatic species with 30 peribuccal lamellae. This species needs further examination for a complete description.
Body Length:
Unknown.
Key Characters:
Further examination is needed.
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 streams.
Abundance:
Rare. This species makes up 0.12% of aquatic specimens collected in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Bartels' smokies inventory.
Diet:
Omnivorous or Carnivorous.
Reproduction:
Smooth eggs deposited in exuvium.
Observation Methods:
PC and DIC.
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Photo Gallery for
Pseudobiotus n. species
- No common name
Photos: 5
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Habitus, DIC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Head, PC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Claws IV, DIC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Anterior, DIC
Recorded by: Bartels on 2002-04-07
Haywood Co.
Comment: Head, DIC