Microhypsibiidae
Appearance
Microhypsibiidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Tardigrada |
Class: | Eutardigrada |
Order: | Parachela |
Family: | Microhypsibiidae Pilato, 1998 |
Genera | |
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Microhypsibiidae is a family of water bear or moss piglet, a tardigrade in the class Eutardigrada. It contains the following species in two genera
- Fractonotus
- Fractonotus caelatus (Marcus 1928)
- Microhypsibius
- Microhypsibius bertolanii Kristensen, 1982
- Microhypsibius japonicus Ito, 1991
- Microhypsibius minimus Kristensen, 1982
- Microhypsibius truncatus Thulin, 1928