Mentor will acknowledge the receipt of the package. Mentor will verify the student identifications. Mentor will return microscope slides with examples of each species found. Mentor will return data, drawings, descriptions, and pictures of each species found. Mentor will donate slides to the International Tardigrade Survey Collection.
All identifications require verification by an expert before data base entry.
A Quicktime Tardigrade video introducing tardigrades and basic sampling techniques is online. This is a large file so anticipate a long download time.