Macrobiotidae Explained

Macrobiotidae is a family of tardigrade., it consists of the following genera:

• Biserovus
• Calcarobiotus
  • C. (Calcarobiotus)
  • C. (Discrepunguis)
• Famelobiotus
• Insuetifurca
• Macrobiotus
• Mesobiotus
• Minibiotus
• Minilentus
• Paramacrobiotus ^{[1] [2] [3]}
• Pseudodiphascon (genus dubium)
• Pseudohexapodibius
• Schusterius
• Sisubiotus
• Tenuibiotus
• Xerobiotus

The genera Adorybiotus and Richtersius were transferred from Macrobiotidae to a new family, Richtersiidae, in 2016.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dockrill . Peter . 2020-10-14 . We Just Found Another Trick Tardigrades Use to Be Basically Indestructible . 2023-01-31 . ScienceAlert . en-US.
2. Lorena Rebecchi et al.: Resistance of the anhydrobiotic eutardigrade Paramacrobiotus richtersi to space flight (LIFE-TARSE mission on FOTON-M3). In: Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 49; 21 April 2011; pp. 98–103; .
3. Web site: Dvorsky . George . 2020-10-14 . New Fluorescent Tardigrade Is Weirdly Resistant to UV Radiation . 2023-01-31 . Gizmodo . en.