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Genus Dicyrtomina

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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

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