Biology:Cosberella denali

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Short description: Species of springtail


Cosberella denali
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Order: Poduromorpha
Family: Hypogastruridae
Genus: Cosberella
Species:
C. denali
Binomial name
Cosberella denali
Fjellberg, 1985[1]
Synonyms
  • Hypogastrura denali[2]

Cosberella denali is a springtail species of the family Hypogastruridae. It is endemic to Alaska. Arne Fjellberg, who first described the species in 1985, theorized three potential subspecies based on significant morphological differences – one each found in the Alaska Range, the Brooks Range, and the Alaska North Slope.[3]

Description

Cosberella denali is distinguished from other springtail species by the presence of denticles covering the sixth lamella of the maxilla and a short ventroapical hyaline area.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10460485 entry