Tardigrade
Phylum of microscopic animals
Summary
Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are a phylum of eight-legged segmented micro-animals. They were first described by the German zoologist Johann August Ephraim Goeze in 1773, who called them Kleiner Wasserbär 'little water bear'. In 1776, the Italian biologist Lazzaro Spallanzani named them Tardigrada, which means 'slow walkers'.
Originally created by Josh Grosse
3/6/2002, 10:10:49 PM
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