Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Anurida maritima
Colémbolo, Springtail
Scavenger; a littoral zone inhabitant, often very abundant in high tide litter deposits; month not given
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Entognatha
Order
Collembola
Suborder
Poduromorpha
Superfamily
Neanuroidea
Family
Neanuridae
Genus
Anurida
Species
maritima
Taxon category: Accepted
Anurida maritima → synonym of → Achorutes maritimus (Authority: ITIS) Anurida maritima → synonym of → Anurida bisetosa (Authority: WoRMS) Anurida bisetosa → synonym of → Anurida maritima ( Authority: WoRMS) Reference: Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- Mari Mutt, J.A. Bellinger, P.F. (1990) The Catalog of the Neotropical Collembola Flora & Fauna Handbook No. 5, Sand Hill Crane Press, Gainesville, Florida, 237 pp.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
- Stach, J. (1932) Die Apterygoten aus den Galapagos-Inseln. The Norwegian Zoological Expedition to the Galapagos Islands 1925, conducted by Alf Wollebaek, vol. 3. Meddelelser fra det Zoologiske Museum, Oslo 29: 331-346.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Anurida maritima", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5541. Accessed 31 October 2026.