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Podura

Poduridae is a small family of stout-bodied springtails containing only the single genus Podura, and making up the monotypic superfamily Poduroidea. The genus contains four species:Podura aquatica Linnaeus, 1758 Podura infernalis Motschulski, 1850 † Podura fuscata Koch & Berendt, 1854 † Podura pulchra Koch & Berendt, 1854

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Podura
Podura aquatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: 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. The genus contains four species:123

  • Podura aquatica Linnaeus, 1758
  • Podura infernalis Motschulski, 1850
  • Podura fuscata Koch & Berendt, 1854
  • Podura pulchra Koch & Berendt, 1854
References

References

  1. Bellinger, P.F.; Christiansen, K.A.; Janssens, F. (2019). "Checklist of the Collembola of the World".
  2. "Podura pulchra". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. "The Paleobiology Database, Podura Linnaeus 1758 (insect)". Retrieved 2019-10-15.