Tullbergia mediantarctica is a species of springtail belonging to the family Tullbergiidae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1967, and is only known to occur around the Shackleton Glacier area of Antarctica.
| Tullbergia mediantarctica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Poduromorpha |
| Family: | Tullbergiidae |
| Genus: | Tullbergia |
| Species: | T. mediantarctica
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| Binomial name | |
| Tullbergia mediantarctica Wise, 1967
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1967, who noted morphological differences between the two Tullbergia species of the Antarctic mainland and those of more northern localities.[2] The species has limited genetic variation.[3]
Description
editThe species is white in colour.[2] It can be differentiated from Tullbergia mixta due to the presence of an unguiculus.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editThe species is found in Antarctica,[2] with specimens primarily found around the Shackleton Glacier area.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Tullbergia mediantarctica". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b c d Wise, K. A. J. (1967). Collembola (Springtails). Antarctic Research Series. Vol. 10. pp. 123–148. doi:10.1029/AR010P0123. ISBN 978-0-87590-110-7. OCLC 770443077. Wikidata Q103947218.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ Collins, Gemma E.; Hogg, Ian D.; Convey, Peter; et al. (24 August 2020). "Genetic diversity of soil invertebrates corroborates timing estimates for past collapses of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Bibcode:2020PNAS..11722293C. doi:10.1073/PNAS.2007925117. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 7486705. PMID 32839321. Wikidata Q98664755.
- ^ Greenslade, Penelope (26 January 2010). "Collembola fauna of the South Shetland Islands revisited". Antarctic Science. 22 (03): 233–242. doi:10.1017/S095410200999071X. ISSN 0954-1020. Wikidata Q54590429.