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Heteromurus nitens Yosii, 1964

Colémbolo, Springtail

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Entognatha

Order
Collembola

Suborder
Entomobryomorpha

Superfamily
Entomobryoidea

Family
Entomobryidae

Genus
Heteromurus

Species
nitens

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela.

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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