Hypsibius dujardini
Species of tardigrade / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hypsibius dujardini sensu lato is a species complex of tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada. A member of this complex, Hypsibius exemplaris, is widely used for various research projects pertaining to evolutionary biology and astrobiology.[1]
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Hypsibius dujardini | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Parachela |
Family: | Hypsibiidae |
Genus: | Hypsibius |
Species: | H. dujardini |
Binomial name | |
Hypsibius dujardini (Doyère, 1840) | |
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H. exemplaris was differentiated from H. dujardini sensu stricto in 2018. Earlier studies refer to this lab species from northwest England as H. dujardini. H. dujardini s.s. is found in France, and has differences in 18S rRNA sequence and morphological details.[1]