Zelandanura

Zelandanura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Poduromorpha
Family: Neanuridae
Genus: Zelandanura
L.Deharveng & Wise, 1987
Species:
Z. bituberculata
Binomial name
Zelandanura bituberculata
L.Deharveng & Wise, 1987

Zelandanura is a monotypic genus of springtail belonging to the family Neanuridae.[1] The sole species found in this genus is Zelandanura bituberculata. Both the genus and species were first described by Louis Deharveng and Keith Arthur John Wise in 1987. Zelandanura is endemic to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.

Taxonomy

The genus and species were both identified by Louis Deharveng and Keith Arthur John Wise in 1987, with the holotypes discovered under timber in Tucker Cove by Wise in 1963.[2][3] A new genus was chosen for the species due to the unique tubercle presentation.[2] The name Zelandanura was chosen to describe the genus due to its presence in New Zealand and lack of a furca, while bituberculata was chosen to refer to the fusion of tubercles on each side of abdomen V, not typically seen in springtail species.[2]

Description

The species measures between 1.3–1.9 mm (0.051–0.075 in) in length.[2]

Distribution and habitat

Zelandanura is endemic to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Zelandanura L.Deharveng, Wise & Kaj, 1987". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Deharveng, L.; Wise, K. A. J. (1987). "A New Genus of Collembola (Neanuridae: Neanurinae) from Southern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 24: 143–146. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906370. Wikidata Q58677298.
  3. ^ "Zelandanura bituberculata". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024.