A NEW SPECIES OF TARDIGRADE FOUND IN BAY OF BENGAL

* SCIENTISTS HAVE DISCOVERED A NEW SPECIES OF TARDIGRADE IN BAY OF BENGAL. 

* KNOWN AS THE MARINE WATER BEAR 

* THIS SPECIES IS FOUND AFTER 43 YEARS ( ELUSIVE GENUS)

* TEAM OF CSIR - National Institute Of Oceanography, University Of Minho, Portugal, And The Academy Of Scientific And Innovative Research ( acSIR) 

* SPECIES FOUND IN MARKANDI, ODISHA 

* NAMED - ACTINARCTUS ODISSI ( NAMED IN HONOUR TO ODISHI DANCE) 

* TARDIGRADE ARE KNOWN FOR RESILIENCE, SURVIVE IN HARSH ENVIRONMENT, Bear LIKE APPERANCE 

* THE SPECIES HAS DOMED SHAPED BODY SURROUNDED By TRANSPARENT, WING LIKE FLAPS CALLED ALAE,