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Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

Globular Springtail - Ptenothrix
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
December 9, 2006
Size: 1.5mm
These were found under a board in the garden.
Frans Janssens thinks perhaps these are immature, pale P. maculosa
I think that the tiny one with the bigger 2 is a Dicyrtomina minuta.

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 11 December, 2006 - 8:49am
Last updated 19 May, 2007 - 9:28am

Moved
Moved from Ptenothrix maculosa.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 19 May, 2007 - 9:28am login or register to post comments

Ptenothrix beta
Currently, I have classified these specimens as juveniles of Ptenothrix beta. The pigment pattern does not match with that of maculosa. It matches best with that of beta.
… Frans Janssens, 19 May, 2007 - 2:14am login or register to post comments

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