Onychiuroidea is a superfamily of springtails in the order Poduromorpha. There are about 5 families and more than 630 described species in Onychiuroidea.[1][2][3]

Onychiuroidea
Odontellidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Poduromorpha
Superfamily: Onychiuroidea

Families

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These five families belong to the superfamily Onychiuroidea, according to Checklist of the Collembola of the World.[3] The families Isotogastruridae, Odontellidae, and Pachytullbergiidae are sometimes listed as members of other superfamilies.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Onychiuroidea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ a b Bellinger, P.F.; Christiansen, K.A.; Janssens, F. (2019). "Checklist of the Collembola of the World".

Further reading

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  • 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. S2CID 85984909.
  • 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): 451–454. doi:10.1080/12265071.1998.9647444.
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