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Dicyrtomina
Genus
Dicyrtomina
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
Explanation of Names
Dicyrtomina
Börner 1903
Numbers
26 spp. total
(
1
)
Identification
distinguishing from
Ptenothrix
:
Dicyrtomina
almost always have a pale cross-shaped dorsal marking; in
Ptenothrix
the pigmentation is more variable. ―Frans Janssens, 13.i.2009
Works Cited
1.
Bellinger P.F., Christiansen K.A., Janssens F. (1996‒2023) Checklist of the Collembola of the World
Contributed by
Beatriz Moisset
on 12 November, 2006 - 11:03am
Additional contributions by
john and jane balaban
,
v belov
Last updated 26 December, 2023 - 4:49pm