Milnesium
''Milnesium'' is a genus of tardigrades. It is rather common, being found in a wide variety of habitats across the world. It has a fossil record extending back to the Cretaceous, the oldest species found so far (''M. swolenskyi'') is known from Turonian stage deposits on the east coast of the United States. Milnesiums are one of the most desiccation and radiation-resistant invertebrates on Earth because of their unique ability to transform into a "tun" state and utilize intrinsically disordered proteins when experiencing extreme environments. Species Described species include: * ''Milnesium alabamae'' Wallendorf & Miller, 2009 *''Milnesium almatyense'' Tumanov, 2006 * ''Milnesium alpigenum'' Ehrenberg, 1853 *''Milnesium antarcticum'' Tumanov, 2006 * ''Milnesium argentinum'' Roszkowska, Ostrowska & Kaczmarek, 2015 *''Milnesium asiaticum'' Tumanov, 2006 * ''Milnesium barbadosense'' Meyer & Hinton, 2012 * ''Milnesium beasleyi'' Kaczmarek, Jakubowska & Michalczyk, 2012 * ''Milnesium ...
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