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Paraxenylla is a genus of springtails in the family Hypogastruridae. There are about 10 described species in Paraxenylla. [1] [2] [3] Species ... Code of Conduct;
Isotoma anglicana (Entomobryomorpha) with visible furcula Deutonura monticola (Poduromorpha). Members of the Collembola are normally less than 6 mm (0.24 in) long, have six or fewer abdominal segments, and possess a tubular appendage (the collophore or ventral tube) with reversible, sticky vesicles, projecting ventrally from the first abdominal segment. [10]
In more general terms, Entomobryidae tend to be relatively large springtails, reaching 2 mm or more. They may have stripes, bands or streaks of blue, red or purple. Some species are all blue or all white, the latter tending to also have reduced ocelli. Cave-dwelling species have long appendages and the claws are often modified. [5]
Entomobrya zona or the Rocky Mountain springtail is a species of springtail found in the Rocky Mountains, and they are also known from three caves in the Grand Canyon. [1] They are commonly found at high altitudes under rocks, and logs and in the entrance and twilight zones of caves.
Cosberella lamaralexanderi, or the Lamar Alexander springtail, is a species of springtails native to the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United States. It was discovered in 2006 by Dr. Earnest Bernard in Great Smoky Mountains National Park .
Podura aquatica, the water springtail, is a species of springtail, one of only four described species in the family Poduridae. It is an abundant species with a Holarctic distribution. As its common and scientific names suggest, this is an exclusively aquatic species, living its whole life as a scavenger on the surface of all kinds of still water.
The furcula is the "spring" for which the Collembola are given the name springtails. Proturans, sometimes referred to as "coneheads", do not have eyes or antennae. They possess a telson and abdominal styli thought to be vestigial legs. Diplurans have a pair of caudal cerci, from which their name, meaning "two-tailed", is derived. They also ...
The order Symphypleona, also known as the globular springtails, is one of the three main groups of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. When the springtails were still believed to be an order of insects, the Symphypleona were ranked as a suborder. They can be best distinguished from the other springtail groups by their ...