Name - Xerobiotus Bertolani & Biserov 1996

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:1216261 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Xerobiotus

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus,Higher taxon

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Original Description Reference

• Leg and claw adaptations in soil tardigrades, with erection of two new genera of Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae: Pseudohexapodibius and Xerobiotus. Invertebrate Biology, 115(4) 1996: 299-304. [Zoological Record Volume 133]

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Original Description Reference

• Leg and claw adaptations in soil tardigrades, with erection of two new genera of Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae: Pseudohexapodibius and Xerobiotus. Invertebrate Biology, 115(4) 1996: 299-304. [Zoological Record Volume 133]

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Recent Publications

• Leg and claw adaptations in soil tardigrades, with erection of two new genera of Eutardigrada, Macrobiotidae: Pseudohexapodibius and Xerobiotus.
• The Macrobiotus ariekammensis species complex provides evidence for parallel evolution of claw elongation in macrobiotid tardigrades.
• The xerophilic genera Xerobiotus and Pseudohexapodibius (Macrobiotidae; Tardigrada): biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeny.
• Integrative taxonomy supports two new species of Macrobiotus (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) allowing further discussion on the genus phylogeny.
• Integrative redescription of the Xerobiotus euxinus Pilato, Kiosya, Lisi, Inshina & Biserov, 2011 (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada: Macrobiotidae) population from Ukraine.

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