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New Arthrotardigrade Family in Florida by torrid64 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document describes the discovery of a new species of arthrotardigrade, Renaudarctus psammocrypius, found in marine beaches in Florida. It establishes a new family, Renaudarctidae, to classify this species and another similar one found previously in Italy. The species is distinguished by features of its dorsal plates, toes, and claw structure. Samples were collected along transects from mid-tide to low-tide zones and a freshwater extraction technique was used to collect the tardigrades from sediment. In
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