Species Hypogastrura harveyi

Unknown Snow Flea - Hypogastrura harveyi

Sue and Wes Dixon Waterfowl Refuge - Springtail - ‘Snow flea’ - Hypogastrura harveyi

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Collembola (Springtails and allies)

Order Poduromorpha

Family Hypogastruridae

Genus Hypogastrura

Species harveyi (Hypogastrura harveyi)

Other Common Names

Snow Flea

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Achorutes harveyi Folsom 1902

Identification

1+1 setae on the 'area verticalis' of the head • long anal spines • long setae on posterior margin of abdominal segments 4 & 5 • long antennae, a bit longer then the head diagonal • knobbed basal antennal segments, followed by 2 tubular antennal segments. ―Frans Janssens

Range

Nearctic

Food

Microorganisms and fungi in surface film

Remarks

Very cold resistant. Found on snow. The antifreeze protein has been synthesized. It is rich in glycine.

Contributed by tom murray on 1 March, 2007 - 4:24pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Vox Sciurorum, ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 3 December, 2023 - 5:17pm

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