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.
| Tullbergia templei | |
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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. templei
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| Binomial name | |
| Tullbergia templei Wise, 1970
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Taxonomy
editThe species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1970, based on specimens collected from Heard Island.[2]
Description
editThe 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
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Tullbergia templei". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Species Tullbergia templei Wise, 1970". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 15 August 2024.