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Scientific classification | ||||||
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Order Apochaela[?]     Milnesiidae[?] Order Parachaela[?]     Macrobiotidae[?]     Microhypsibiidae[?]     Calohypsibiidae[?]     Hypsibiidae[?] |
Eutardigrada are tardigrada without lateral appendices. Primarily freshwater bound, some species have secondarily gained the ability to live in marine environments (Halobiotus). By cryptobiosis[?] many species are able to live in temporily very dry environments.
The order Apochaela consists of only one family, Milnesiidae[?], with of two genera: Milnesium[?] and Limmenius[?]. Milnesium tardigradum can be found worldwide and is one of the biggest species among tardigrades (up to 1.4 mm). The mouth of this predator has a wide opening, so the animal can eat rotifers and larger protists. The claws are characteristic. Other eutardigrades belong to the order Parachaela.
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