Ptenothrix beta (K.Christiansen & P.Bellinger, 1981) is a animal in the Dicyrtomidae family, order Symphypleona, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ptenothrix beta (K.Christiansen & P.Bellinger, 1981) (Ptenothrix beta (K.Christiansen & P.Bellinger, 1981))
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Ptenothrix beta (K.Christiansen & P.Bellinger, 1981)

Ptenothrix beta (K.Christiansen & P.Bellinger, 1981)

Ptenothrix beta is a highly variable springtail species from genus Ptenothrix found across the northwestern US.

Family
Dicyrtomidae
Genus
Ptenothrix
Order
Symphypleona
Class
Collembola

About Ptenothrix beta (K.Christiansen & P.Bellinger, 1981)

Ptenothrix beta is a species of springtail that belongs to the genus Ptenothrix. This species is exceptionally variable, and its distribution spans the northwestern United States.

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Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Collembola › Symphypleona › Dicyrtomidae › Ptenothrix

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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