Heteromurus nitidus
| Heteromurus nitidus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Entomobryidae |
| Genus: | Heteromurus |
| Species: | H. nitidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Heteromurus nitidus (Templeton, 1835) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Heteromurus nitidus is a species of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae.[1][2][3][4] This species possess a serie of easily removable scales on its back, that serve as a mean of defence. While captured by beetle scales stick to predator's mouthparts and detach enabling the springtail to run away.[5]
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "Heteromurus nitidus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ↑ "Heteromurus nitidus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.[dead link]
- ↑ "Heteromurus nitidus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ↑ "Heteromurus nitidus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ↑ Hopkin, Stephen P. (1997). Biology of springtails: Insecta: Collembola. Oxford: Oxford Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0-19-854084-7.
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