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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subclass: | Collembola |
| Order: | Neelipleona |
| Family: | Neelidae |
Neelidae is a family of springtails in the order Neelipleona. There are at least 4 genera and more than 30 described species in Neelidae. [1] [2] [3]
These four genera belong to the family Neelidae:
Members of the family Neelidae are generally minute, averaging around 500 μm. They possess globular bodies superficially like that of the Symphypleona, with relatively long legs and a well-developed furca compared to other soil-dwelling springtails. [4]
Neelidae was initially considered to have a close affinity with Symphypleona, based on morphological characteristics shared between the two groups such as a globular shape, neosminthuroid setae and others. However, molecular data places them as a basal group to all other Collembola. [5]
The order Symphypleona is one of the three main groups of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. When the springtails were still believed to be an order of insects, the Symphypleona were ranked as a suborder.
Neelipleona is a name given to some hexapods of the subclass Collembola (springtails). While their taxonomic rank remains broadly settled as family Neelidae, Neelipleona has been described at order or suborder rank. Eyes are absent.
Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects. 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.
Sminthuridae is a family of springtails of the order Symphypleona. Sminthurids are commonly referred to as globular springtails.
Neanuroidea is a superfamily of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are at least 3 families and more than 730 described species in Neanuroidea.
Brachystomellidae is a family of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are about 9 genera in Brachystomellidae.
Hypogastruroidea is a superfamily of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are at least 2 families and more than 700 described species in Hypogastruroidea.
Onychiuroidea is a superfamily of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are about 5 families and more than 630 described species in Onychiuroidea.
Tullbergiidae is a family of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are more than 30 genera and 120 described species in Tullbergiidae.
Caputanurininae is a subfamily of springtails in the family Neanuridae. There are at least two genera and at least one described species, Caputanurina sinensis, in Caputanurininae.
Morulininae is a subfamily of springtails in the family Neanuridae. There are at least 2 genera and about 11 described species in Morulininae.
Uchidanurinae is a subfamily of springtails in the family Neanuridae. There are at least three genera and at least one described species, Denisimeria caudata, in Uchidanurinae.
Ptenothrix maculosa is a species of globular springtails in the family Dicyrtomidae.
Ptenothrix is a genus of globular springtails in the family Dicyrtomidae. There are about 11 described species in Ptenothrix.
Parisotoma notabilis is a species of elongate-bodied springtail in the family Isotomidae. It can be found in both Europe and North America, with four distinct lineages differing significantly in both mitochondrial and nuclear genetics. The species reproduces by parthenogenesis.
Odontellidae is a family of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are about 9 genera and more than 50 described species in Odontellidae.
Vesicephalus is a genus of globular springtails in the family Katiannidae. There are at least four described species in Vesicephalus.
Sminthurididae is a family of globular springtails in the order Symphypleona. There are about 5 genera and more than 40 described species in Sminthurididae.
Sphyrotheca is a genus of globular springtails in the family Sminthuridae. There are seven described species in Sphyrotheca.
Gulgastrura is a genus of springtails in the family Gulgastruridae. It is the sole genus of the family Gulgastruridae, and Gulgastrura reticulosa is its only species. It was discovered in 1966, in a limestone cave in Korea.
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