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.[1][2][3]

Gulgastrura
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Family: Gulgastruridae
Genus: Gulgastrura
Yosii, 1966
Species:
G. reticulosa
Binomial name
Gulgastrura reticulosa
Yosii, 1966

References

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  1. ^ "Gulgastrura". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-10-14.
  2. ^ Lee, Byung‐Hoon; Thibaud, Jean‐Marc (1998). "New family Gulgastruridae of Collembola (insecta) based on morphological, ecobiological and molecular data". Korean Journal of Biological Sciences. 2 (4). doi:10.1080/12265071.1998.9647444.

Further reading

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  • Bellinger, P.F.; Christiansen, K.A.; Janssens, F. (2019). "Checklist of the Collembola of the World".
  • Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology. 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449.