Folsomia

Willem, 1902

Species Guides

Folsomia is a of elongate-bodied springtails in the Isotomidae, containing more than 110 described . Members of this genus are primarily soil-dwelling and are among the most commonly studied Collembola in ecotoxicological research. The genus has a distribution spanning multiple continents and biomes.

Folsomia by (c) Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis Tinker-Tsavalas. Used under a CC-BY license.

Folsomia candida by (c)
Cristina Menta, some rights reserved (CC BY). Used under a CC-BY license.

Folsomia candida (10.3897-subtbiol.16.8609) Figure 6 by Smrž J, Kováč L, Mikeš J, Šustr V, Lukešová A, Tajovský K, Nováková A, Režňáková P (2015) Food sources of selected terrestrial cave arthropods. Subterranean Biology 16: 37-46. https://doi.org/10.3897/subtbiol.16.8609. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

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How to pronounce Folsomia: /fɔlˈsoʊmiə/

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Habitat

Soil-dwelling; primarily found in terrestrial soil environments.

Distribution

; distribution records include: African Indian Desert, Amazon, Antarctic & Subantarctic, Antillean & S. Florida, Arctic & Sub-arctic regions.

Ecological Role

Bioindicator for soil quality; used extensively in standardized ecotoxicological testing to detect sublethal effects of soil contaminants, particularly through inhibition assays.

Human Relevance

Folsomia candida is a standard test organism for soil ecotoxicity assessment under ISO 11267:2014, used to evaluate soil by measuring inhibition of when exposed to pollutants.