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Family Poduridae

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)
Order Poduromorpha
Family Poduridae
Other Common Names
Podurid Springtails
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
the only member of the superfamily Poduroidea(1)
Explanation of Names
Poduridae Latreille 1804
Numbers
a single genus in the family, with 1 sp. in our area and 4 spp. total(1)
Range
holarctic(1); throughout NA(2)
Habitat
on the surface of fresh water ponds(2)
Food
scavengers(3)