Tardigrade

GPTKB entity

Statements (96)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:animals
gptkbp:body_shape segmented body
gptkbp:broadcasts small invertebrates
plant cells
gptkbp:class gptkb:Tardigrada
gptkbp:common_name gptkb:moss_piglet
gptkb:water_bear
gptkbp:conservation_status not threatened
gptkbp:cryptobiosis reversible process
can last for decades
state of suspended animation
gptkbp:defense_mechanism cryptobiosis
gptkbp:diet plant cells
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Johann_August_Ephraim_Goeze
gptkbp:discovery_year 1773
gptkbp:eye_color simple eyes
gptkbp:first_appearance under a microscope
gptkbp:first_described_by gptkb:Johann_August_Ephraim_Goeze
in scientific literature
gptkbp:foot four pairs
eight legs
gptkbp:genome_sequencing completed for several species
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:ground
lichens
mosses
moist environments
leaf litter
gptkbp:habitat_range global distribution
gptkbp:has_color transparent
yellowish
brownish
gptkbp:has_natural_feature cryptobiosis
can enter a state of anhydrobiosis
can survive for decades without water
can withstand pressures up to 6,000 atmospheres
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tardigrade
gptkbp:importance_in_food_web microfauna
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:scientific_research
public fascination
gptkbp:is_found_in gptkb:ground
freshwater
lichens
marine environments
mosses
leaf litter
gptkbp:is_known_for extreme resilience
gptkbp:is_often_described_as gptkb:moss_piglet
gptkb:water_bear
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Tardigrada
gptkb:Ecdysozoa
food web
gptkbp:is_popular_in gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:educational_materials
popular science
gptkbp:is_studied_in biomedical research
astrobiology
gptkbp:is_used_in environmental monitoring
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to climate change
pollution
habitat destruction
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:length 0.3 to 0.5 mm
gptkbp:life_cycle gptkb:egg
gptkb:Wasp
adult
gptkbp:lives_in extreme temperatures
vacuum of space
high radiation
gptkbp:material cuticle
gptkbp:movement slow crawling
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Onychophora
gptkbp:reproduction sexual and asexual
asexually
sexually
gptkbp:research_importance gptkb:Genetics
gptkb:ecology
climate change studies
biomedical research
astrobiology
gptkbp:research_interest gptkb:space_exploration
evolutionary biology
biomimicry applications
extreme resilience
gptkbp:seed_dispersal approximately 150 Mb
gptkbp:size 0.3 to 0.5 mm
gptkbp:species over 1,000
over 1,300 species
gptkbp:survivors high pressure
extreme temperatures
vacuum of space
high radiation
desiccation
gptkbp:symbiotic_relationships certain bacteria
gptkbp:system simple nervous system
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Storj
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6