Podura

"Poduroidea" redirects here. This is also the old name of Poduromorpha, when these were placed in the "Arthropleona"
Podura
Podura aquatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Poduromorpha
Superfamily: Poduroidea
Latreille, 1804
Family: Poduridae
Latreille, 1804
Genus: Podura
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Podura aquatica
Linnaeus, 1758

Poduridae is a small family of stout-bodied springtails containing only the single genus Podura, and making up the monotypic superfamily Poduroidea.[1] The genus contains four species:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Frans Janssens (July 12, 2010). "Poduridae". Checklist of the Collembola. Collembola.org. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
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