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Thalassaphorura encarpata (Denis, 1931)

Colémbolo, Springtail

Slide preparation of Thalassaphorura encarpata , housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 25312) Photo: Marc Barreda, CDF, 2024.
Slide preparation of Thalassaphorura encarpata , housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 25312) Photo: Marc Barreda, CDF, 2024.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Poduromorpha

Superfamily
Onychiuroidea

Family
Onychiuridae

Genus
Thalassaphorura

Species
encarpata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Onychiurus hortensis Gisin, 1949; Thibaud et al. 1994 and Peck (2001) listed as Protaphorura encarpata.

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Najt, J. Thibaud, J.-M., & Jacquemart, S. (1991) Les Collemboles (Insecta) de l´Archipel des Galápagos. I. Poduromorpha. Bull. Inst. Roy. Sci. Nat. Belgique, Entomol. 61: 149-166.
  • Thibaud, J.M., Najt, J. & Jacquemart, S. (1994) Les Collemboles (lnsecta) de l’Archipel des Galapagos. II. Isotomidae. Bulletin de l’Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Entomologie, 64, 199–204.

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