Hypsibius dujardini
Hypsibius dujardini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Parachaela |
Family: | Hypsibiidae |
Genus: | Hypsibius |
Species: | H. dujardini |
Binomial name | |
Hypsibius dujardini (Doyère, 1840) | |
Synonyms | |
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Hypsibius dujardini is a species of 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]
References
- ↑ 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 of the United States of America. 113: 201600338. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 4983863 . PMID 27035985. doi:10.1073/pnas.1600338113.
- ↑ Gabriel, W; et al. (2007). "The tardigrade Hypsibius dujardini, a new model for studying the evolution of development". Developmental Biology. 312: 545–559. PMID 17996863. doi:10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.09.055.
External links
- Tardigrada Newsletter
- Tardigrades - Pictures and Movies
- The Edinburgh Tardigrade project
- Tardigrades (English/German)
- Hypsibius dujardini and the evolution of development
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