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Hypsibius dujardini

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)
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.


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