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Hypsibius

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Hypsibius
Hypsibius dujardini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Parachela
Family: Hypsibiidae
Subfamily: Hypsibiinae
Genus: Hypsibius
Ehrenberg, 1848
Type species
Macrobiotus dujardini[1][2]
Doyère, 1840

Hypsibius is a genus of tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada.

Genome sequencing

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The genome of Hypsibius dujardini has been sequenced.[3] Hypsibius dujardini has a compact genome and a generation time of about two weeks. It can be cultured indefinitely and cryopreserved.[4] This sequenced strain has been redesignated Hypsibius exemplaris since 2018.[5]

Species

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The genus includes the following species:

References

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  1. ^ Binda, Maria Grazia; Pilato, Giovanni (1987). "Case 2589. Hypsibius Ehrenberg, 1848 (Tardigrada): proposed designation of Macrobiotus dujardini Doyère, 1840 as type species". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 44 (4): 235–236. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.340.
  2. ^ ICZN (1989). "Opinion 1551. Hypsibius Ehrenberg, 1848 (Tardigrada): Macrobiotus dujardini Doyère, 1840 designated as type species". Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 46 (3): 197–198.
  3. ^ 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. 113 (18): 5053–5058. Bibcode:2016PNAS..113.5053K. doi:10.1073/pnas.1600338113. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4983863. PMID 27035985.
  4. ^ Gabriel, W; et al. (2007). "The tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini, a new model for studying the evolution of development". Developmental Biology. 312 (2): 545–559. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.09.055. PMID 17996863.
  5. ^ a b Gąsiorek, P; et al. (2018). "An integrative redescription of Hypsibius dujardini (Doyère, 1840), the nominal taxon for Hypsibioidea (Tardigrada: Eutardigrada)". Zootaxa. 4415 (1): 045–075. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4415.1.2. PMID 30313631.
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