forma ornata

Classification · Range · Habitat · Season · Remarks · Internet References

globular springtail - Dicyrtomina minuta

Globular Springtail_3 - Dicyrtomina minuta - female

DC Globular Springtail 2 - Dicyrtomina minuta

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)

Order Symphypleona (Globular Springtails)

Family Dicyrtomidae

Subfamily Dicyrtominae

Genus Dicyrtomina

Species minuta (Dicyrtomina minuta)

No Taxon forma ornata

Range

New England, PNW (BG data)

Very common in the UK

Habitat

Common in leaf litter in Massachusetts (BG data)

Season

mostly Nov-Apr (BG data)

Remarks

This page was created as a result of Frans Janssens' comments here. To summarize: In Europe, the individuals in this section would be considered Dicyrtomina ornata; however, American taxonomy considers them variants of Dicyrtomina minuta. Classifying these individuals as Dicyrtomina minuta forma ornata allows us to remain consistent with American taxonomy while recognizing a distinctive color variant.

Internet References

Dicyrtomina ornata in the UK

Contributed by Ken Wolgemuth on 15 December, 2010 - 5:15pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, Vox Sciurorum
Last updated 24 December, 2015 - 2:10pm

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