COLLEMBOLA
(springtails)

Interactions where COLLEMBOLA is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is predated by Macrocheles glaber a predatory mite Mesostigmata: Macrochelidae Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British Isles, Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Macrochelidae/Macrocheles glaber/Macrocheles glabera predatory mite Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Collembola/Collembolaspringtails is predator of
is predated by adult Xylocoris cursitans a bloodsucking bug Hemiptera: Anthocoridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitans/Xylocoris (Xylocoris) cursitansa bloodsucking bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Collembola/Collembolaspringtails adult is predator of
is predated by adult Loricula elegantula a minute bug Hemiptera: Microphysidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Loricula elegantula/Loricula elegantulaa minute bugadult Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Collembola/Collembolaspringtails adult is predator of
is predated by nymph Loricula elegantula a minute bug Hemiptera: Microphysidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Microphysidae/Loricula elegantula/Loricula elegantulaa minute bugnymph Animal / predator /Animalia/Arthropoda/Collembola/Collembolaspringtails nymph is predator of

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, A.S. & Craven, J.C., 2003Checklist of the mites (Arachnida: Acari) associated with bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the British IslesSystematic & Applied Acarology Special Publications Systematic & Applied Acarology Vol 14: 1-20.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

COLLEMBOLA (springtails) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 3 references
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 3 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms 3 references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Order 1 subtaxa 1 references
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
ClassCOLLEMBOLA (springtails)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for COLLEMBOLA (springtails)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Bellinger, P.F., Christiansen, K.A. & Janssens, F. Checklist of the Collembola of the World www.collembola.org
Fjellberg, A. 2010 The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part II: Entomobryomorpha and Symphypleona Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 42, 266pp, E. J. Brill / Scandinavian Science Press Ltd.
Fjellberg, A. 2010 The Collembola of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Part I: Poduromorpha Fauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 35, 184pp, E. J. Brill / Scandinavian Science Press Ltd.
Gough, H.J. 1971 *** A Preliminary Survey of the Collembola of Skokholm ***(Superseded) Field Studies, Vol 3, No 3, 497-504pp, Field Studies Council
() Guthrie, M. 1989 Animals of the Surface Film Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 12, 85pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hopkin, S. Steve Hopkin www.stevehopkin.co.uk
() Hopkin, S.P. 2007 A Key to the Collembola (Springtails) of Britain and Ireland AIDGAP, 245pp, Field Studies Council
Jordana, R. 2012 Capbryinae & Entomobryini Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola Soil Organisms Vol 84 (1): 10390.
Lubbock, J. 1873 *** Monograph of the Collembola and Thysanura ***(Superseded) Vol 48, 276pp, The Ray Society, London
in the field () van Duinen, J.J. Class COLLEMBOLA Lubbock, 1870: Springtails www.janvanduinen.nl/collembolaengels.html

COLLEMBOLA (springtails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ardron, P.A. 2009 Aliens in Inner Space UK, OK! the occurrence of diverse, established communities of exotic springtails (Collembola) in formal gardens and more widely in the British landscape International Urban Ecology Review No 4: 10-23.
Hadley, A. Micropics micropics.org.uk/index.htm

Dead Wood

Alexander, K.N.A. 2002 The Invertebrates of Living and Decaying Timber in Britain and Ireland - a Provisional Annotated Checklist Research Reports, Report no 467, 142pp, English Nature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to COLLEMBOLA (springtails):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 46 images of COLLEMBOLA (springtails)

Primitive wingless insects without metamorphosis. Springtails are named for the forked springing organ which most species have at the tip of the abdomen. This is held under the animal and can be forcefully extended causing it to jump many times its own length.

A very abundant group of organisms, in all terrestrial habitats. Their faecal pellets are a major component of many soils, becoming almost the only constituent in some cases.

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