Richtersius coronifer
| Richtersius coronifer | |
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| Richtersius coronifer | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Parachela |
| Family: | Macrobiotidae |
| Genus: | Richtersius |
| Species: | R. coronifer |
| Binomial name | |
| Richtersius coronifer Richters, 1903 | |
Richtersius coronifer is a species of tardigrade of the family Macrobiotidae.[1][2] It is one of two species of tardigrade that have been shown to survive and continue reproducing after exposure to outer space, specifically in the thermosphere at 258–281 km above sea level with ionizing solar and galactic cosmic radiation for 10 days.[3] However, unlike Milnesium tardigradum, R. coronifer did not survive under these conditions plus UV exposure.
References
- ↑ "ITIS standard report: Richtersius coronifer (Richters, 1903)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ "Richtersius coronifer". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ↑ Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Rabbow, Elke; Schill, Ralph O.; Harms-Ringdahl, Mats; Rettberg, Petra (September 2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology 18 (17): R729–R731. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368.
| External identifiers for Richtersius coronifer | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 1023976 |
External links
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