Acerentomidae

The Acerentomidae are a family of hexapods in the order Protura.[1] Acerentomids are not tracheated, and instead use cuticular gas exchange.

Acerentomidae
Acerentomon doderoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Protura
Suborder: Acerentomata
Family: Acerentomidae
Silvestri, 1907
Subfamilies
  • Berberentulinae Yin, 1983
  • Acerentominae Silvestri, 1907
  • Nipponentominae Yin, 1983
  • Acerellinae Yin, 1983

Genera

These genera are members of the family Acerentomidae.[2]

References

  1. Ernest C. Bernard, ed. (2007). "Protura Index". Biology Catalog. Texas A&M University. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
  2. Galli, Loris; Shrubovych, Julia; Bu, Yun; Zinni, Matteo (2018). "Genera of the Protura of the World: diagnosis, distribution, and key". ZooKeys (772): 1–45. doi:10.3897/zookeys.772.24410. PMC 6045683. PMID 30018507.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.