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Batillipes chandrayaani
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- This New species was discovered from southeast coast of Tamil Nadu.
- It is the third marine tardigrade species to have been scientifically described from the Indian waters and the second from the east coast.
- It has been named Batillipes chandrayaani after the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission.
- Tardigrades are microscopic marvels commonly known as ‘water bears,’ although they have no relation to actual bears.
- Batillipes chandrayaani is also the 39th species described under the genus Batillipes.
- Marine tardigrades account for 17% of all known tardigrade species.
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