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Microhypsibiidae

Microhypsibiidae is a family of tardigrades 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

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Tardigrada
Class: Eutardigrada
Order: Parachela
Family: Microhypsibiidae
Pilato, 1998
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Microhypsibiidae is a family of tardigrades 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
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