Friesea tilbrooki is a species of springtail belonging to the family Neanuridae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1964.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1970, and is found in South Georgia and other Subantarctic islands including Bouvet Island, Heard Island and Macquarie Island.
| Friesea tilbrooki | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Poduromorpha |
| Family: | Neanuridae |
| Genus: | Friesea |
| Species: | F. tilbrooki
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| Binomial name | |
| Friesea tilbrooki Wise, 1970
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first described in 1970 by Keith Arthur John Wise based on specimens found on South Georgia island.[2] He named the species after British zoologist Peter Tillbrook.[2]
Description
editFriesea tilbrooki is pale blue in colour with a white underside, and body length of up to 2.2 mm (0.087 in).[2] It is morphologically similar to F. multispinosa, but can be distinguished by the presence of three sense-rods on antennae IV, fewer abdominal spines, and no presence of an internal tooth on the claw.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in many subantarctic islands, including South Georgia, Bouvet Island, Macquarie Island and Heard Island.[2][3][4][5] The species is exclusively found in marine littoral zones.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "Friesea litoralis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b c d e Wise, K. A. J. (September 1970). "Insecta: Collembola of South Georgia" (PDF). Pacific Insects Monographs. 23: 183–208. ISSN 0078-7515. OCLC 770413310. Wikidata Q128888414.
- ^ Sømme, Lauritz (1986). "Terrestrial arthropods of Bouvetøya". Polar Research. 4 (2): 231–233. Bibcode:1986PolRe...4..231S. doi:10.1111/j.1751-8369.1986.tb00534.x (inactive 2024-09-02). ISSN 0800-0395.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of September 2024 (link) - ^ Greenslade, Penelope; Deharveng, L. (1997). "Revision of Friesea Species (Collembola: Neanuridae) of Australia and Offshore Islands, with Biogeographical Notes and Key to Species". Invertebrate Systematics. 11 (2): 321. doi:10.1071/IT95033. ISSN 1445-5226. Wikidata Q54607313.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Greenslade, Penelope (29 March 2018). "An antarctic biogeographical anomaly resolved: the true identity of a widespread species of Collembola" (PDF). Polar Biology. 41 (5): 969–981. doi:10.1007/S00300-018-2261-1. ISSN 0722-4060. Wikidata Q104451698.