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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Elongate-bodied Springtails (Entomobryomorpha) » Isotomidae » Isotomurus » Isotomurus tricolor
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Living in my aquarium - Isotomurus tricolor
Copyright © 2009 Domingo Zungri

Living in my aquarium - Isotomurus tricolor
Roseville, Placer County, California, USA
Size: 2 mm
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Contributed by Domingo Zungri on 19 August, 2009 - 6:00pm
Last updated 21 August, 2009 - 8:02am

Moved
Moved from Isotomurus palustris.
… Domingo Zungri, 21 August, 2009 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

Isotomurus tricolor
I had some second thoughts...
Given the dorsal pigmentation pattern is just one longitudinal middorsal stripe, the specimen matches better with I. tricolor. In I. palustris are, in addition to the middorsal stripe, two additional bilateral stripes present.
… Frans Janssens, 21 August, 2009 - 1:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Springtails and allies.
… Domingo Zungri, 20 August, 2009 - 5:42am login or register to post comments

Isotomurus palustris
Note the long setae only present at the posterior body segments, typical for Isotomurus.
… Frans Janssens, 20 August, 2009 - 1:28am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID!
:)
… Domingo Zungri, 20 August, 2009 - 5:40am login or register to post comments

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