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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Poduridae

Family Poduridae

Classification · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Habitat · Food · Works Cited
Springtails? - Podura aquatica Springtail on water - Podura aquatica baby springtails - Podura aquatica Springtail - Podura aquatica springtails on water - Podura aquatica Podura aquatica? - Podura aquatica Podura aquatica on duckweed? - Podura aquatica Long unguis of Podura aquatica? - Podura aquatica
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)
Works Cited
1.Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World
2.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
3.Aquatic Insects of North America
R. W. Merritt, K. W. Cummins, M.B. Berg. 2008. Kendall/Hunt.
Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 8 April, 2005 - 8:09am
Additional contributions by Lynette Elliott, v belov
Last updated 2 December, 2023 - 5:33pm

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