Researchers at the Cochin University of Science and Technology have identified a new species of marine tardigrade which they have named after the late former President and scientist A.P.J. Studied using microscopes, these water-dwelling animals also go by the rather unlikely moniker ‘water bears.’ The new species, discovered from Mandapam in south-east Tamil Nadu, belongs to the genus Batillipes and …
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