Sminthurididae
Family of springtails
Sminthurididae | |
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Sminthurides aquaticus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subclass: | Collembola |
Order: | Symphypleona |
Family: | Sminthurididae |
Sminthurididae is a family of globular springtails in the order Symphypleona. There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Sminthurididae.[1][2][3]
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Genera
These five genera belong to the family Sminthurididae:
- Boernerides Bretfeld, 1999
- Denisiella Folsom & Mills, 1938
- Sminthurides Boener, 1900
- Sphaeridia Linnaniemi, 1912
- Stenacidia Börner, 1906
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. 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449.
External links
Media related to Sminthurididae at Wikimedia Commons
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