Hypsibius

Hypsibius
Hypsibius dujardini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrades
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Parachaela
Family: Hypsibiidae
Subfamily: Hypsibiinae
Genus: Hypsibius
Ehrenberg, 1848
Species

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Hypsibius is a genus of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada.

Genome sequencing

The genome of Hypsibius dujardini has been sequenced.[1] Hypsibius dujardini has a compact genome and a generation time of about two weeks. It can be cultured indefinitely and cryopreserved.[2]

Species

References

  1. Koutsovoulos, Georgios; Kumar, Sujai; Laetsch, Dominik R.; Stevens, Lewis; Daub, Jennifer; Conlon, Claire; Maroon, Habib; Thomas, Fran; Aboobaker, Aziz A.; Blaxter, Mark (2016). "No evidence for extensive horizontal gene transfer in the genome of the tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: 201600338. doi:10.1073/pnas.1600338113. ISSN 0027-8424.
  2. Gabriel, W; et al. (2007). "The tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini, a new model for studying the evolution of development". Developmental Biology 312: 545–559. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.09.055. PMID 17996863.

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