Isohypsibius+megalonyx

= = = **Isohypsibius megalonyx** =

= **The Isohypsibius megalonyx is another species of tardigrada that lives in fresh water moss lands. One interesting thing about this species is the reproduction. This species can be iteroparous, or semelparous where males copulate or is better known as having sex and then dies. The females of eutardigrades are iteroparous, where they produce groups of oocytes several times. In some freshwater species, one or more males deposit sperm cells into the water in hope of fertilizing the female. For example, in this fresh water eutardigrade, as many as nine males will hook onto a female in the process of copulation. The males use their modified internal claws in their front legs to hook on.** = = = = = =** //Kingdom-Animalia// ** = =** //Phylum-Tardigrada// ** = =** //Class-// **Eutardigrada = =Order-Parachela = =Family- Hypsibiidae = =** //Genus-// ** Isohypsibius = = **//Species-// ****megalonyx** = = =




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