| Hypsibius dujardini | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrades |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Parachaela |
| Family: | Hypsibiidae |
| Subfamily: | Hypsibiinae |
| Genus: | Hypsibius |
| Species: | H. dujardini |
| Binomial name | |
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Hypsibius dujardini (Doyère, 1840) |
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| Synonyms | |
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Macrobiotus dujardini Doyère, 1840 |
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Macrobiotus dujardini Doyère, 1840
Hypsibius dujardini is a species of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada.
The genome of Hypsibius dujardini has been sequenced.Hypsibius dujardini has a compact genome and a generation time of about two weeks. It can be cultured indefinitely and cryopreserved.