Milnesium alpigenum
Species of tardigrade / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Milnesium alpigenum is a species of tardigrade that falls under the Tardigrada phylum. Like its taxonomic relatives it is an omnivorous predator that feeds on other small organisms, such as algae, rotifers, and nematodes.[1] M. alpigenum was discovered by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1853.[2] It is very closely related to Milnesium tardigradum along with many other species from the Milnesium genus.
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Milnesium alpigenum | |
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Microscope image of the closely related species, M. tardigradum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Apochela |
Family: | Milnesiidae |
Genus: | Milnesium |
Species: | M. alpigenum |
Binomial name | |
Milnesium alpigenum Ehrenberg, 1853 | |
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