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Tardigrada

(taxonomy) 1 (formerly) sloths; (now) Bradypodidae.a group of small, transparent 8-limbed ARTHROPODS often classified as ARACHNIDS. Note that the name has been used to denote two different animal taxons.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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The founder of the Arch Mission Foundation, Nova Spivack, told the magazine that their cargo aboard Beresheet, a few thousand tardigrades planned for biological experiments, could be 'the only surviving thing from that mission.'
Organisms scattered onto surface of moon after spacecraft's crash
Arch Mission Foundation boss Nova Spivack said: "We believe the chances of survival for the tardigrades are extremely high."
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Based on an analysis of the spacecraft's trajectory and the composition of the device the micro-animals were stored in, "we believe the chances of survival for the tardigrades...are extremely high," Nova Spivack, founder of the Arch Mission Foundation, told AFP.
'Indestructible' tardigrades may be alive on the Moon
Ten plenary presentations and four flash talks were given, structured into five sessions, "Cellular methods", "Reconstitution and 3D printing", "Applications", "Ex ovo models and chronic diseases", and "Organisms (Caenorhabditis elegans and tardigrades) as models".
1st INEXO Symposium: Alternative models in vitro, ex ovo and organisms: From research to applications in pathologies and aging
Analysis of the opsin repertoire in the tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini provides insights into the evolution of opsin genes in Panarthropoda.
Strategy to Identify and Test Putative Light-Sensitive Non-Opsin G-Protein-Coupled Receptors: A Case Study
Remember that story about the tardigrade genome being about 17% foreign DNA?
Tardigrade DNA Inserted into Human Cells Gives Them X-Ray Resistance
Tardigrade specimens were identified using keys in Ramazzotti and Maucci (1983), Nelson and McInnes (2002), and Pilato and Binda (2010), and by reference to original descriptions.
A contribution to the Tardigrade Fauna of Georgia, USA
Later sections cover protozoa to tardigrade, phylum Mollusca, phylum Annelida, and phylum Athropoda.
Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates: Ecology and General Biology; Volume 1, 4th Edition
In its desiccated form, the tardigrade performs some life-saving functions.
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