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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Echiniscidae Members:
Barbaria danieli
Claxtonia maucci
Diploechiniscus oihonnae
Echiniscus virginicus
Hypechiniscus daedalus
Hypechiniscus gladiator group
Pseudechiniscus (Pseudechiniscus) brevimontanus
Pseudechiniscus (Pseudechiniscus) n. species 1
Pseudechiniscus (Pseudechiniscus) n. species 2
Pseudechiniscus suillus group
Viridiscus celatus
Viridiscus perviridis
Viridiscus unidentified species
Viridiscus viridianus
Viridiscus viridissimus
2 NC Records
Barbaria danieli
(Meyer, Tsaliki & Sorgee, 2017) - No Common Name
BF habitus
Taxonomy
Class:
Heterotardigrada
Order:
Echiniscoidea
Family:
Echiniscidae
Checklist Number:
1985.0
Synonym:
Echiniscus danieli
Taxonomic Comments:
Transferred from Echiniscus by Gasiorek et al. 2022.
Species Notes:
Terrestrial. So far reported only from SC and NC from campuses of USC and UNC, thereby displaying clear preference for Atlantic Coast Conference.
Identification
Online resources:
Online Photographs:
Google
,
GBIF
Species Description:
An Echiniscus of the bigranulatus group, dorsal plates with pores and true granulation, no appendages other than head appendages and lateral cirri A, weak development of dentate collars on the fourth pair of legs, and no basal spurs on any claws. -Meyer et al. 2017
Body Length:
145-204 microns
Key Characters:
Body orange-red, no eyes visible in original description, but present in NC material. No cuticular appendages other than cirri A, no basal spurs on legs. See another red heterotardigrade,
Claxtonia maucci
to compare.
Key Character Images
No lateral cuticular processes. Meyer et al. 2017
Claws IV showing lack of basal spurs and weakly developed dentate collar. Myer et al. 2017
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:
Found on lichen and mosses on trees in urban settings.
Abundance:
unknown
Diet:
Herbivore feeding on algae and perhaps moss/lichen.
Reproduction:
Unornamented eggs laid in shed exuvium. No males reported.
Observation Methods:
PC, DIC and epifluorescence microscopy.
Wikipedia
Photo Gallery for
Barbaria danieli
- No common name
Photos: 5
Recorded by: Bartels on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: BF habitus
Recorded by: Bartels on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: BF habitus
Recorded by: Bartels on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: Ventrum, UV fluorescence. Granular blue elements are thought to be metabolic products secreted in gut cells.
Recorded by: Bartels on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: UV Fluorescence. Note orange color anteriorly and dark/non-fluorescence posteriorly. Also note stronger orange color in body cells that have been extruded in upper left.
Recorded by: Bartels on 2022-07-15
Orange Co.
Comment: Habitus photo from Meyer et al. 2017 (PC)