-
conditions such as desiccation, freezing, and
oxygen deficiency. In the
cryptobiotic state, all
measurable metabolic processes stop,
preventing reproduction...
- also
known as
biocrusts or as cryptogamic, microbiotic, microphytic, or
cryptobiotic soils.
Biological soil
crusts are most
often composed of fungi, lichens...
-
radiation by a
protein called "dsup" (short for
damage suppressor). In this
cryptobiotic state, the
tardigrade is
known as a "tun".
Mitochondria and
muscle contraction...
- and white-tailed
antelope squirrels.
Plants such as
Nevada jointfir,
cryptobiotic crusts, and
buckhorn cholla. List of
wilderness areas in the
United States...
-
comparison with C.
elegans revealed that the
species shared mechanisms for
cryptobiotic survival. List of longest-living organisms#Revived into
activity after...
- soil
crusts are also
known as cryptogamic, microbiotic, microphytic, or
cryptobiotic soils.
Physical (as
opposed to biological) soil
crusts results from raindrop...
- s****,
large sea
snails of the
family Tonnidae Tun, a
tardigrade in its
cryptobiotic state Tun or Toon,
common name for
trees of the
genus Toona Tun, Sweden...
- state, the
internal organic clock of M.
tardigradum halts, thus the
cryptobiotic state does not
contribute to the
aging process. M.
tardigradum is an...
- gypsum-rich and
other calcareous soils. It is a
common component of
cryptobiotic soil crusts, for example, in the dry
regions of the
western United States...
- and
microscopic plant organisms found on the soil
surface (so-called
cryptobiotic soil) can be a
vital link in
preventing erosion and
providing support...
