Campodea
Campodea | |
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Campodea staphylinus | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Order: | Diplura |
Family: | Campodeidae |
Genus: | Campodea Westwood, 1842 [1] |
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Campodea is a genus of small, white, bristle-tailed arthropods in the order Diplura. The best known species, Campodea staphylinus, has a wide distribution across much of Europe. It lives in damp places under stones, fallen trees, or in rotten wood and leaves.
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References
Further reading
Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Campodea. |
- Fauna Europaea entry for Campodea. Retrieved January 26, 2006.
- Fauna Europaea entry for Campodea staphylinus. Retrieved January 26, 2006.
- Nomina Insecta Nearctica
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