Abstract
Tardigrades are microscopic extremophilic organisms classified as the most resistant organisms on the planet. They are of great interest for Astrobiology due to their ability to survive in extreme environments such as radiation, high and low temperatures (−272° to 150° C), high and low pressures, space vacuum, and exposure to extraterrestrial environments (Persson et al. 2011). In this preliminary study, we observed some species of the genus Macrobiotus sp.References
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