Springtail
Proisotoma minuta (Tullberg, 1871)
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Collembola |
| Order | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family | Isotomidae |
| Genus | Proisotoma |
| Species | Proisotoma minuta (Tullberg, 1871) |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Troglophile
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from one county in Minnesota.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Minnesota
Counties
- Minnesota
- Fillmore
Conservation and management
NatureServe
GNR Unranked
National ranks
- Canada
- NU
Subnational ranks
- New Brunswick
- SU Unrankable
- Alberta
- SU Unrankable
- Ontario
- SU Unrankable
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Peck, S.B. & Christiansen, K. 1990. Evolution and zoogeography of the invertebrate cave faunas of the Driftless Area of the upper Mississippi River Valley of Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois, U.S.A. Canadian Journal of Zoology 68: 73–88. doi:10.1139/z90-012
How to cite this account
Proisotoma minuta (Tullberg, 1871). Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2858. https://cavebiology.org/species/proisotoma-minuta/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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