• Nibedita Pradhan
• Mrs. Sunita Satpathy

The tardigrades are popularly known as water bears, are micrometazoans with four pairs of Lobopod legs. Tardigrades survive in lichens and mosses, usually associated with water film on mosses, liverworts and lichens. More species are found in milder environments such as meadows, ponds and lakes. These are closely related to to Arthopoda and Nematodes based on their morphology. They are the microanimals which can live in extreme conditions. Knowing about their adpatation, they are quite investigating among the most stress tolerant animals known. When experiencing adverse environment conditions, they enter a reversible ametabolic state termed as anhydrobiosis and is known to confer tolerance to a variety of stresses.

Tardigrade , Cryptobiosis , Anhydrobiosis ,Osmobiosis

"To study the most invincible microanimal Tardigrade ( Identification and survivability )", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no.353-369, May-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005192.pdf

"To study the most invincible microanimal Tardigrade ( Identification and survivability )", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 5, page no. pp353-369, May-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2005192.pdf