Hypsibiidae
| Hypsibiidae | |
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| Hypsibius dujardini | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Tardigrada |
| Class: | Eutardigrada |
| Order: | Parachela |
| Family: | Hypsibiidae Pilato, 1969 |
| Subfamilies and genera | |
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The Hypsibiidae are a family of water bears or moss piglets, tardigrades in the class Eutardigrada.[1][2][3]
Subfamilies and genera
Hypsibiidae contains the following subfamilies and genera:[4]
- Subfamily Diphasconinae
- Diphascon
- Kararehius
- Subfamily Hypsibiinae
- Borealibius
- Cryobiotus
- Hypsibius
- Subfamily Itaquasconinae
- Adropion
- Astatumen
- Bindius
- Guidettion
- Insulobius
- Itaquascon
- Meplitumen
- Mesocrista
- Parascon
- Platicrista
- Raribius
- Sarascon
- Subfamily Pilatobiinae
- Pilatobius
The following genera are not assigned to any subfamilies:[4]
References
- ↑ Thorp, James H.; Covich, Alan P. (2010). Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-12-374855-3.
- ↑ Motokawa, Masaharu; Kajihara, Hiroshi (2016-11-26). Species Diversity of Animals in Japan. Springer. ISBN 978-4-431-56432-4.
- ↑ Schill, Ralph O. (2019-02-14). Water Bears: The Biology of Tardigrades. Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-95702-9.
- 1 2 Guidetti R, McInnes SJ, Kristensen RM, eds. (2026). "Hypsibiidae Pilato, 1969". World List of Tardigrada. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 June 2026.