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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha
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Springtails on algae
Copyright © 2016 James Bailey

Springtails on algae
Aliso Creek Rest Area, San Diego County, California, USA
December 3, 2016
Congregation of springtails on the surface of a temporary puddle, infested heavily with algae. I did try and grab some specimens although I don't know how they will hold. Let me know what characters are useful to photograph.

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Contributed by James Bailey on 3 December, 2016 - 11:46pm
Last updated 2 August, 2017 - 3:06pm

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Harsi S. Parker, 2 August, 2017 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

Hypogastruridae
An educated guess... To confirm, check following characters:
1. mouthcone roundish or pointed ? (frontal aspect shot)
2. number of ocelli in eyepatch (8, 5 or less?)
3. anal spines present or absent ?
4. furca present or absent ?
… Frans Janssens, 4 December, 2016 - 11:52am login or register to post comments

 
I will see if I can check
Anal spines confirms the family, right? The specimens did not travel so well and many have broken antennae etc. I will bring proper equipment for future.

These remind me of Ceratophysella except they seem a bit darker than usual.
… James Bailey, 7 December, 2016 - 11:19am login or register to post comments

 
Anal spines do not confirm the family...
In Hypogastruridae you have genera with and without anal spines. Some examples: Ceratophysella has distinctly large anal spines. In Hypogastrura the anal spines are quite small. In Xenylla they are absent.
… Frans Janssens, 7 December, 2016 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

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