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Campodea

Campodea is a genus of small, white, bristle-tailed arthropods in the order Diplura. The best known species, Campodea staphylinus, has a wide distribution across much of Europe. It lives in damp places under stones, fallen trees, or in rotten wood and leaves. Although blind, it immediately crawls away on exposure to the light into the nearest crevice or other sheltered spot, feeling the way with its antennae. There are at least 130 described species in Campodea.

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Campodea
Campodea staphylinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Entognatha
Order: Diplura
Family: Campodeidae
Subfamily: Campodeinae
Genus: Campodea
Westwood, 1842 1
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Campodea is a genus of small, white, bristle-tailed arthropods in the order Diplura. The best known species, Campodea staphylinus, has a wide distribution across much of Europe. It lives in damp places under stones, fallen trees, or in rotten wood and leaves. Although blind, it immediately crawls away on exposure to the light into the nearest crevice or other sheltered spot, feeling the way with its antennae.2 There are at least 130 described species in Campodea.345

See also

See also

References

References

  1. "Campodea". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Campodea". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 139.
  3. "Campodea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  4. "Browse Campodea". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  5. "Campodea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Media related to Campodea at Wikimedia Commons