Biology:Ptenothrix

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Short description: Genus of springtails

Ptenothrix
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Ptenothrix beta
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Symphypleona
Family: Dicyrtomidae
Subfamily: Ptenothricinae
Genus: Ptenothrix
Boerner, 1906

Ptenothrix is a genus of globular springtails in the family Dicyrtomidae. There are about 11 described species in Ptenothrix.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These 11 species belong to the genus Ptenothrix:[2][3][4]

  • Ptenothrix atra (Linnaeus, C, 1758) Börner, 1906
  • Ptenothrix beta (Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1981) Christiansen, K & Bellinger, P, 1998
  • Ptenothrix castanea Snider, RJ, 1985
  • Ptenothrix curvilineata Wray, 1949
  • Ptenothrix flavescens (Axelson, 1905)
  • Ptenothrix macomba Wray, 1967
  • Ptenothrix maculosa (Schott, 1891)
  • Ptenothrix marmorata (Packard, 1873) Mills, HB, 1934
  • Ptenothrix palmata (Folsom, JW, 1902) Stach, J, 1957
  • Ptenothrix renateae Snider, RJ, 1985
  • Ptenothrix unicolor

References

Further reading

  • Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology (Oxford University Press) 31:3: 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449. 
  • Brusca, Richard C.; Moore, Wendy; Shuster, Stephen M. (2016). Invertebrates, Third Edition. Sinauer Associates, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1605353753. 
  • Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 

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