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Proturans, commonly nicknamed "coneheads", are an order within the animal kingdom that reside in [[soil]] environments. These [[organisms]] are very small; either microscopic or barely visible to the naked eye. | ==Description== | ||
Proturans, commonly nicknamed "coneheads", are an order within the animal kingdom that reside in [[soil]] environments. These [[organisms]] are very small; either microscopic or barely visible to the naked eye. Proturans are a type of [[hexapod]] (six legs), but they are not considered to be true [[insects]]. [1]. | |||
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|+ !colspan="2" style="min-width:12em; text-align: center; background-color: rgb(235,235,210)|'''Taxonomic Ranks''' | |||
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!style="min-width:5em; |Domain: | |||
|style="min-width:5em; |Eukaryotes|Eukaryota | |||
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!style="min-width:6em; |Kingdom: | |||
|style="min-width:6em; |Animals|Animalia | |||
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!style="min-width:6em; |Phylum: | |||
|style="min-width:6em; |[[Arthropoda]] | |||
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!style="min-width:6em; |Clade: | |||
|style="min-width:6em; |Pancrustacea | |||
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!style="min-width:6em; |Subphylum: | |||
|style="min-width:6em; |[[Hexapoda]] | |||
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!style="min-width:6em; |Order: | |||
|style="min-width:6em; |[[Protura]] | |||
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|colspan="2" |[2] | |||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
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[1] Tipping, C. 2004. Proturans (Protura). Encyclopedia of Entomology:1842–1843. | [1] Tipping, C. 2004. Proturans (Protura). Encyclopedia of Entomology:1842–1843. | ||
[2] | [2] Retrieved [May 6, 2023], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database, www.itis.gov, CC0 | ||
https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK | |||
[3] Galli, L., J. Shrubovych, Y. Bu, and M. Zinni. 2018. Genera of the Protura of the world: Diagnosis, distribution, and key. ZooKeys 772:1–45. | [3] Galli, L., J. Shrubovych, Y. Bu, and M. Zinni. 2018. Genera of the Protura of the world: Diagnosis, distribution, and key. ZooKeys 772:1–45. | ||
[4] Tihelka, E., C. Cai, M. Giacomelli, J. Lozano-Fernandez, O. Rota-Stabelli, D. Huang, M. S. Engel, P. C. J. Donoghue, and D. Pisani. 2021. The evolution of Insect Biodiversity. Current Biology 31. | |||
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Revision as of 14:16, 6 May 2023
Description
Proturans, commonly nicknamed "coneheads", are an order within the animal kingdom that reside in soil environments. These organisms are very small; either microscopic or barely visible to the naked eye. Proturans are a type of hexapod (six legs), but they are not considered to be true insects. [1].
| Domain: | Eukaryotes|Eukaryota |
|---|---|
| Kingdom: | Animals|Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
| Order: | Protura |
| [2] | |
Taxonomy
Ecology
Anatomy
References
[1] Tipping, C. 2004. Proturans (Protura). Encyclopedia of Entomology:1842–1843.
[2] Retrieved [May 6, 2023], from the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) on-line database, www.itis.gov, CC0 https://doi.org/10.5066/F7KH0KBK
[3] Galli, L., J. Shrubovych, Y. Bu, and M. Zinni. 2018. Genera of the Protura of the world: Diagnosis, distribution, and key. ZooKeys 772:1–45.
[4] Tihelka, E., C. Cai, M. Giacomelli, J. Lozano-Fernandez, O. Rota-Stabelli, D. Huang, M. S. Engel, P. C. J. Donoghue, and D. Pisani. 2021. The evolution of Insect Biodiversity. Current Biology 31.
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