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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Springtails and allies (Collembola) » Poduromorpha » Poduridae » Podura » Water Springtail (Podura aquatica)
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Springtails? - Podura aquatica
Copyright © 2006 Peter Hollinger

Springtails? - Podura aquatica
Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
March 25, 2006
Size: ~2mm
In a pond at Mt. Auburn Cemetery, on the surface of the water and floating leaf debris.

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Contributed by Peter Hollinger on 25 March, 2006 - 9:05pm
Last updated 27 March, 2006 - 11:27pm

Podurus aquaticus
The genus was changed not too long ago, but I can't remember what it is now (and am old enough to not care). Just saw the next picture has the same id, but gender of name should be masculine.
… Donald S. Chandler, 26 March, 2006 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

 
Podurus?
ITIS lists the name as "Podura aquatica Linnaeus, 1758". Google gives 4 occurences of "Podurus", one of which is this page, and two of which are an article that uses the combination "Podurus aquatica"
… Chuck Entz, 27 March, 2006 - 10:32pm login or register to post comments

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