Podura

	Podura Poduridae is a small family of stout-bodied springtails containing only the single genus ''Podura'', and making up the monotypic Taxonomic rank, 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 References Springtail genera {{springtail-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Podura Fuscata ''Podura fuscata'' is a species of springtail in the genus ''Podura Poduridae is a small family of stout-bodied springtails containing only the single genus ''Podura'', and making up the monotypic Taxonomic rank, superfamily Poduroidea. The genus contains four species: ''Podura aquatica'' Linnaeus, 1758 ''Podu ...''. References Animals described in 1854 Collembola {{springtail-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Podura Aquatica ''Podura aquatica'', the water springtail, is a species of springtail, one of only four described species in the family Poduridae. It is an abundant species with a Holarctic distribution. As its common and scientific names suggest, this is an exclusively aquatic species, living its whole life as a scavenger on the surface of all kinds of still water. It is a squat species up to 1.5 mm in length, usually bluish grey but sometimes almost black. The furcula is large and flattened, allowing the animal to jump without breaking the surface tension of the water. The species has a longer tail than Hypogastruridae Hypogastruridae is a family of springtails. Members of the family are common and widespread with a cosmopolitan distribution of about 660 species in about 40 genera. Selected genera These 43 genera belong to the family Hypogastruridae: * '' Ach ..., which are also common springtails in standing water. P. aquatica deposits eggs on the water surface. The eggs are hydro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Springtail Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects (the other two are the Protura and Diplura). Although the three orders are sometimes grouped together in a class called Entognatha because they have internal mouthparts, they do not appear to be any more closely related to one another than they are to all insects, which have external mouthparts. Collembolans are omnivorous, free-living organisms that prefer moist conditions. They do not directly engage in the decomposition of organic matter, but contribute to it indirectly through the fragmentation of organic matter and the control of soil microbial communities. The word ''Collembola'' is from the ancient Greek "glue" and "peg"; this name was given due to the existence of the collophore, which was previously thought to stick to surfaces to stabilize the creature. Some DNA sequence studies suggest that Collembola represent a separate evolutionary line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Poduromorpha The order Poduromorpha is one of the three main groups of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as a superfamily Poduroidea. They can be best distinguished from the other springtail groups by their body shape. The Symphypleona are very round animals, almost spherical and the abdominal segments are not visible. Both Entomobryomorpha and Poduromorpha are long springtails with six visible abdominal segments. While Entomobryomorpha have the first thorax segment reduced, Poduromorpha retain all three. The Poduromorpha also tend to have short legs and a plump body, but more oval in shape than the Symphypleona. Their name means ‘foot tail formed’, deriving from their short, flat, furcula. Systematics The Poduromorpha were, as Poduroidea, united with the Entomobryomorpha (then called Entomobryoidea) in a group called "Arthropleona", but this has more recently turned out to be paraphyletic. Actually the Entomobryomorpha, the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]