Desoria tigrina

(Tullberg, 1871)

Desoria tigrina is a of in the Isotomidae, first described by Tullberg in 1871. This collembolan has a broad global distribution spanning polar and temperate regions, with records from the Antarctic, Subantarctic, Arctic, Sub-arctic, Mediterranean, Europe, and Central Australia. The species belongs to a of small, soil-dwelling hexapods commonly found in diverse terrestrial .

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Desoria tigrina: /dɛˈsɔːriə tɪˈɡriːnə/

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Distribution

Antarctic and Subantarctic regions; Arctic and Sub-arctic regions; Central Australia; Europe; Mediterranean region

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Taxonomic Note

Authority citation varies across sources: Tullberg (1871) per Catalogue of Life and GBIF, versus Bourlet (1845) per NCBI . The is classified under Class Collembola, though some sources (e.g., iNaturalist) historically placed springtails in Class .

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