Analysis of Encystment, Excystment, and Cyst Structure in Freshwater Eutardigrade Thulinius ruffoi (Tardigrada, Isohypsibioidea: Doryphoribiidae)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material
2.2. Methods
3. Results
3.1. Encystment and Excystment
3.2. Cuticular Capsule
3.3. Buccal-Pharyngeal Apparatus
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Janelt, K.; Poprawa, I. Analysis of Encystment, Excystment, and Cyst Structure in Freshwater Eutardigrade Thulinius ruffoi (Tardigrada, Isohypsibioidea: Doryphoribiidae). Diversity 2020, 12, 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020062
Janelt K, Poprawa I. Analysis of Encystment, Excystment, and Cyst Structure in Freshwater Eutardigrade Thulinius ruffoi (Tardigrada, Isohypsibioidea: Doryphoribiidae). Diversity. 2020; 12(2):62. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020062
Chicago/Turabian StyleJanelt, Kamil, and Izabela Poprawa. 2020. "Analysis of Encystment, Excystment, and Cyst Structure in Freshwater Eutardigrade Thulinius ruffoi (Tardigrada, Isohypsibioidea: Doryphoribiidae)" Diversity 12, no. 2: 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/d12020062