Biology:Triacanthella

Short description: Genus of springtails

Triacanthella
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subclass:	Collembola
Order:	Poduromorpha
Family:	Hypogastruridae
Genus:	Triacanthella Schäffer, 1897

Triacanthella is a genus of springtails in the family Hypogastruridae. There are at least 20 described species in Triacanthella.

Species

These 22 species belong to the genus Triacanthella:

• Triacanthella alba Carpenter, 1909 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella andina Cassagnau & Rapoport, 1962 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella biroi Stach, 1924 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella clavata (Willem, 1902) ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella copelandi (Wray, 1963) ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella enderbyensis Salmon, 1949 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella frigida Cassagnau, 1959 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella intermedia Dunger & Zivadinovic, 1984 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella massoudi Najt, 1973 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella michaelseni Schäffer, 1897 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella najtae Izarra, 1971 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella nivalis Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1974 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella perfecta Denis, 1926 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella purpurea Salmon, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella rosea Wahlgren, 1906 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella rubra Salmon, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella setacea Salmon, 1941 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella sorenseni Salmon, 1949 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella terrasilvatica Salmon, 1943 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella travei Cassagnau & Deharveng, 1974 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella violacea Womersley, 1939 ^{i c g}
• Triacanthella vogeli Weiner & Najt, 1997 ^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

Further reading

• Bitzer, Royce J.; Buckelew, Lamar D.; Pedigo, Larry P. (2002). "Effects of transgenic herbicide-resistant soybean varieties and systems on surface-active springtails (Entognatha: Collembola)". Environmental Entomology (Oxford University Press) 31 (3): 449–461. doi:10.1603/0046-225X-31.3.449. 
• Brusca, Richard C.; Moore, Wendy; Shuster, Stephen M. (2016). Invertebrates (3rd ed.). Sinauer Associates, Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-1605353753. 
• Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. 2008. ISBN 978-1402062421. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10702013 entry