Hypsibius

Hypsibius
Hypsibius dujardini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
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.

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Genome sequencing

The genome of Hypsibius dujardini, is being sequenced[1] at the Broad Institute. 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. ^ Entrez. "Genome Projects for Hypsibius dujardini". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=genomeprj&cmd=search&term=tardigrade. 
  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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