Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Seira dowlingi (Wray, 1953)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Entomobryomorpha

Superfamily
Entomobryoidea

Family
Hypogastruridae

Genus
Seira

Species
dowlingi

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Seira caheni S. Jacquemart, 1976;

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

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

Distribution: San Cristobal, Santa Cruz (Katz et al., 2016).

References

  • Katz, A. D. Taylor, S. J., Soto-Adames, F. N., Addison, A., Hoese, G. B., Sutton, M. R., & Toulkeridis, T. (2016) New records and new species of springtails (Collembola: Entomobryidae, Paronellidae) from lava tubes of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). Subterranean Biology, 17, 77-120. Subterranean Biology, 17, 77-120.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Seira dowlingi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20276. Accessed 1 July 2025.