Isotomurus

Börner, 1903

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Isotomurus is a of elongate-bodied springtails established by Börner in 1903. The genus contains at least 40 described and is classified in the Isotomidae. Members are distributed across diverse including desert, tropical, and polar regions. As with other springtails, they possess a for jumping.

Isotomurus by (c) Rupert Lees, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Rupert Lees. Used under a CC-BY license.Isotomurus palustris by (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas. Used under a CC-BY license.Isotomurus palustris by (c) Owen Strickland, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Owen Strickland. Used under a CC-BY license.

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Distribution

Records indicate presence in African Indian Desert, Amazon, Andean, Antarctic & Subantarctic, and Antillean & South Florida regions.

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Taxonomic Note

Class placement varies between sources: GBIF and NCBI list Collembola as the class, while iNaturalist places this in class with Collembola as a subclass or order.

Observation Data

The has accumulated 2,918 observations on iNaturalist, indicating moderate documentation effort.

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