Family Paronellidae

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)

Order Entomobryomorpha (Elongate-bodied Springtails)

Superfamily Entomobryoidea

Family Paronellidae

Explanation of Names

Paronellidae Börner 1906

Numbers

2 subfamilies (Paronellinae: mostly Indo-Pacific, 5 tribes, 3 in our area; Cyphoderinae worldwide, 1 genus in our area), with ? spp. in 5 genera in our area and >510 spp. in 35 genera of 3 subfamilies worldwide(1)

Range

worldwide; in NA, more diverse in the west and FL(1)

Works Cited

1.	Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World

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