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Springtails are small, six-legged creatures that were once classified as insects but are now recognized as a distinct group of their own, belonging to a class called Collembola. With over 9,000 known species, they represent the largest of three similar lineages that have internal mouthparts, distinguishing them from true insects.
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Species
springtails
Class
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassCollembola
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Entognatha
- Image
- Collembola-Diversity.jpg
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- taxon name
- Collembola
- Commons category
- Collembola
- taxon rank
- subclass
- Commons gallery
- Collembola
- taxon common name
- Springtails and allies
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- vocalized name
- קְפִיץ-זַנְבָאִים
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Article · Svenska
Hoppstjärtarna (Collembola) är en ordning av leddjur. De finns i alla världsdelar, även på Antarktis, och i stort sett i alla typer av miljöer. De fanns redan under devon (för ungefär 400 miljoner år sedan). Antalet kända arter uppgår till cirka 8 800, varav 415 lever i Sverige.
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