Tullbergia templei

Tullbergia templei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	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

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

Description

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

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

1. "Tullbergia templei". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 15 August 2024.
2. 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.