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Tullbergia templei

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Tullbergia templei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Poduromorpha
Family: Tullbergiidae
Genus: Tullbergia
Species:
T. templei
Binomial name
Tullbergia templei
Wise, 1970

Tullbergia templei is a species of springtail belonging to the family Tullbergiidae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1970, and is known to occur in Australian Subantarctic Islands such as Heard Island and Macquarie Island.

Taxonomy

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The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1970, based on specimens collected from Heard Island.[2]

Description

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The species is white in colour, with a body length of up to 1.25 mm (0.049 in).[2] The species is morpholiogically similar to T. mediantarctica and Wise and T. mixta, but can be distinguished by its round ocelli (oval in the other species) and differences in setation.[2]

Distribution and habitat

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The species is found on various subantarctic islands of Australia, including Heard Island, Macquarie Island and Bishop Islet.[2][3] T. templei is typically found in coastal habitats of the marine littoral zones of islands on slopes, and is less frequently found in flat areas.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Tullbergia templei". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Wise, K. A. J. (September 1970). "Insecta: Collembola of Heard Island" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monographs. 23: 209–215. ISSN 0078-7515. OCLC 770413312. Wikidata Q127556015.
  3. ^ Greenslade, Penelope; Wise, K. A. J. (1986). "Collembola of Macquarie Island". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 23: 67–97. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906360. Wikidata Q58677275.
  4. ^ Chown, Steven L.; Bergstrom, Dana M.; Houghton, Melissa; Kiefer, Kate; Terauds, Aleks; Leihy, Rachel I. (March 2022). "Invasive species impacts on sub-Antarctic Collembola support the Antarctic climate-diversity-invasion hypothesis". Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 166: 108579. doi:10.1016/J.SOILBIO.2022.108579. ISSN 0038-0717. Wikidata Q110862439.
  5. ^ "Species Tullbergia templei Wise, 1970". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 15 August 2024.