Hypsibius

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Hypsibius
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Hypsibius dujardini
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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.

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Genome sequencing

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

The genus includes the following species:

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Echiniscidae</span> Family of tardigrades

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References

  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. 1 2 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.