Richtersius is a monospecific genus of tardigrades in the family Richtersiidae; its sole species is Richtersius coronifer.[1][2][3] R. coronifer is one of two species of tardigrade that have been shown to survive and continue reproducing after exposure to outer space, specifically in the thermosphere at 258–281 km above sea level with ionizing solar and galactic cosmic radiation for 10 days.[4] However, unlike Milnesium tardigradum, R. coronifer did not survive under these conditions plus UV exposure.[citation needed]
| Richtersius | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Parachela |
| Family: | Richtersiidae |
| Genus: | Richtersius Pilato & Binda, 1989 |
| Type species | |
| Macrobiotus coronifer Richters, 1903
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References edit
- ^ Degma, Peter; Bertolani, Roberto; Guidetti, Roberto (15 October 2017). "Actual checklist of Tardigrada species". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.
- ^ "ITIS standard report: Richtersius coronifer (Richters, 1903)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ "Richtersius coronifer". Animal Diversity Web. University of Michigan. 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013.
- ^ Jönsson, K. Ingemar; Rabbow, Elke; Schill, Ralph O.; Harms-Ringdahl, Mats; Rettberg, Petra (September 2008). "Tardigrades survive exposure to space in low Earth orbit". Current Biology. 18 (17): R729–R731. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2008.06.048. PMID 18786368. S2CID 8566993.
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