Springtails

Collembola

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Collembola (Springtails) is a class of arthropods. There are 8553 species of Springtails, in 694 genera and 33 families. This class has been around since the pragian age.

URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Pragian
Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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EOL has data for 10 attributes, including:

is eaten by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002471
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Mimagoniates rheocharis Menezes & Weitzman 1990
developmental mode
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DevelopmentalMode
- Definition: Broad recognized categories describing development, the process by which organisms grow and mature
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ametabolous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ametabolous
- Definition: Development of insects without the process of metamorphosis, resulting in little change in body form during growth and molting.
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first appearance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FossilFirst
- Definition: The first appearance of this taxon in the fossil record.
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pragian age
- URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Pragian
- Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Mozambique
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/1036973
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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terrestrial
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
- Definition: A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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number of fossil occurrences
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/fossilOccPBDB
- Definition: The number of fossil occurrences in the Paleobiology Database (https://paleobiodb.org) that are identified as belonging to a particular taxon or any of its subtaxa.
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223
visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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stemmata
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000046
- Definition: Eye-spots which may be set into a pit to reduce the angles of light that enters, to allow the organism to deduce the angle of incoming light. Lens-like structures may be present, but stemmata, unlike lens eyes, cannot form an image, either for lack of refractive power or retinal resolution.
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wing morphology
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/WingMorphology
- Definition: Qualities pertaining to the size, shape or structure of the wing.
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primarily apterous
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/primarilyApterous
- Definition: The absence of wings in organisms that do not have winged ancestors.
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Springtail Habitats

The environments in which many springtails species are known to live. Select an environment to see its springtails species checklist.

springtails Habitats

The environments in which many springtails species are known to live. Select an environment to see its springtails species checklist.

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