Entomobrya katzi
Appearance
Entomobrya katzi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Collembola |
Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
Family: | Entomobryidae |
Genus: | Entomobrya |
Species: | E. katzi
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Binomial name | |
Entomobrya katzi Jordana & Baquero, 2022
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Entomobrya katzi is a species of springtail in the genus Entomobrya native to North America.[1][2][3]
Etymology
[edit]The specific name katzi refers to Aron Katz, a researcher who initially captured the type specimens and assigned them to the species Entomobrya intermedia, otherwise known from Europe.[1][4]
Description
[edit]Entomobrya katzi is yellow in color with dark pigmentation that forms two broken stripes along the thorax and abdomen. It also bears a W-shaped marking on the fourth abdominal segment.[1][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Baquero, Enrique; Jordana, Rafael (13 September 2022). "Type material designation and species description; addendum to 'Distinctive Collembola Communities in the Mesovoid Shallow Substratum: Entomobryomorpha of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park (Central Spain)'". Zoosystema. 44 (16). Museum Science Press, Paris: 435–437. doi:10.5252/zoosystema2021v44a16. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
- ^ "Entomobrya katzi Jordana R & Baquero E, 2022". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-01-14.
- ^ "ZooBank.org". zoobank.org. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
- ^ a b Katz, Aron; Giordana, Rosanna; Soto-Adames, Felipe (5 October 2015). "Taxonomic review and phylogenetic analysis of fifteen North American Entomobrya (Collembola, Entomobryidae), including four new species". ZooKeys (525): 1–75. Bibcode:2015ZooK..525....1K. doi:10.3897/zookeys.525.6020. PMC 4607850. PMID 26487816.