Hypsibius dujardini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrades |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Parachaela |
Family: | Hypsibiidae |
Subfamily: | Hypsibiinae |
Genus: | Hypsibius |
Species: | H. dujardini |
Binomial name | |
Hypsibius dujardini (Doyère, 1840) |
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Synonyms | |
Macrobiotus dujardini Doyère, 1840 |
Macrobiotus dujardini Doyère, 1840
Hypsibius dujardini is a species of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada.
The genome of Hypsibius dujardini has been sequenced.Hypsibius dujardini has a compact genome and a generation time of about two weeks. It can be cultured indefinitely and cryopreserved.