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Genus Mesentotoma

Springtail - Mesentotoma near-dollfusi
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Entomobryomorpha (Elongate-bodied Springtails)
Superfamily Entomobryoidea
Family Entomobryidae (Slender Springtails)
Subfamily Entomobryinae
Genus Mesentotoma
Explanation of Names
Mesentotoma Salmon 1942
Numbers
a single spp. in our area, 8 spp. total(1)
Range
w. NA; w. palaearctic; Hawaii(1)
Works Cited
1.Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World
Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 6 December, 2016 - 4:09pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 24 February, 2017 - 2:37pm

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