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Mesocrista Scientific classification 
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Tardigrada Class: Eutardigrada Order: Parachaela Family: Hypsibiidae Genus: Mesocrista
Pilato, 1987Species see text
Mesocrista is a genus of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada.
Species
- Mesocrista marcusi (Rudescu, 1964)
- Mesocrista spitzbergensis (Richters, 1903)
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Extant phyla of kingdom Animalia by subkingdom Parazoa - Porifera
- Placozoa
Mesozoa Eumetazoa SpiraliaGnathiferaTrochozoaLophophorata- Phoronida
- Brachiopoda
- Bryozoa (?)
- Entoprocta (?)
Basal/disputedExtremophiles Types Acidophile · Alkaliphile · Capnophile · Cryozoa · Endolith · Halophile · Hypolith · Lipophile · Lithoautotroph · Lithophile · Methanogen · Metallotolerant · Oligotroph · Osmophile · Piezophile · Polyextremophile · Psychrophile · Radioresistant · Thermophile/Hyperthermophile · Thermoacidophile · Xerophile
Notable
extremophilesPyrococcus furiosus · Strain 121 · Pyrolobus fumarii
Paralvinella sulfincola · Halicephalobus mephisto · Pompeii worm · Tardigrada
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Categories:- Tardigrades
- Polyextremophiles
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