ABSTRACT Collembola are monophyletic class belonging to the Superclass Hexapod, Phylum Arthropoda. They are small (1~5 mm), entognathous (mouthparts located within a 'gnathal pouch'), wingless hexapods with antennae always present. The Collembola, commonly called "springtails", are small, entognatho...
ABSTRACT Collembola are monophyletic class belonging to the Superclass Hexapod, Phylum Arthropoda. They are small (1~5 mm), entognathous (mouthparts located within a 'gnathal pouch'), wingless hexapods with antennae always present. The Collembola, commonly called "springtails", are small, entognathous, wingless insects possessing a spring-like forked jumping organ, the furcula, underneath the fourth abdominal segment. Collembola are known to prey on mainly moss, rotten vegetable material, spores, pollen etc. and inhabit humid places without any soil or light. They are used as indicator animals by providing microbes with the habitats, gnawing fallen leaves. Collembola hold an important place in the secondary production of the soil and the distribution (circulation) of energy by forming dominant groups with mites among the soil organisms because of they are wide, various habitats and vast popularity. Also, they can be ideal materials in the study of distinctive adaptive responses in shape, development and metabolism in contrast with other indicator animals. There are about 8,100 described species of Collembola worldwide (Frans Janssen, 2010). From Korea 253 species of Collembola under 85 genera of 18 families were recorded. Key words : Collembola, Checklist, Korea.
ABSTRACT Collembola are monophyletic class belonging to the Superclass Hexapod, Phylum Arthropoda. They are small (1~5 mm), entognathous (mouthparts located within a 'gnathal pouch'), wingless hexapods with antennae always present. The Collembola, commonly called "springtails", are small, entognathous, wingless insects possessing a spring-like forked jumping organ, the furcula, underneath the fourth abdominal segment. Collembola are known to prey on mainly moss, rotten vegetable material, spores, pollen etc. and inhabit humid places without any soil or light. They are used as indicator animals by providing microbes with the habitats, gnawing fallen leaves. Collembola hold an important place in the secondary production of the soil and the distribution (circulation) of energy by forming dominant groups with mites among the soil organisms because of they are wide, various habitats and vast popularity. Also, they can be ideal materials in the study of distinctive adaptive responses in shape, development and metabolism in contrast with other indicator animals. There are about 8,100 described species of Collembola worldwide (Frans Janssen, 2010). From Korea 253 species of Collembola under 85 genera of 18 families were recorded. Key words : Collembola, Checklist, Korea.
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