Hobby culture
Orange
Common name Strongly supported
Also sold as Cheeto, Spanish Orange, Asian Orange
A culture sold as Orange. The working identification is Yuukianura aphoruroides.
Read this first
A name used wrongly in the trade is not a synonym. Treat it as a trade label.
What the name stands for
Three different things share one name. A culture is not a species, and a species is not the animals in your tub. Keeping them apart is how this site avoids repeating the trade's mistakes.
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The culture
A lineage kept in tubs and passed between keepers under one name. The name comes from the trade.
- Name type
- Common name
- Collected from
- Spain, as first sold in 2022
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The species it matches
The working identification, and how it was reached.
Yuukianura aphoruroides- Name form
- Exact name The name has been matched against the published description.
- How sure
- Strongly supported Several lines of evidence agree.
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The animals checked
A specimen was examined.
- Basis
- Body form, checked by an expert
- Review
- Reviewed by a curator
Care advice follows the working identification. Check it against what you see.
Notes
What would settle it
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Is the Florida Orange Locality the same species as the Spanish Orange?
Identification Needs a specialist
Why it matters. Both stocks are now called Yuukianura aphoruroides, but the Florida stock was first named from images alone. The seller keeps them apart by locality.
What would help. Slide-mounted adults from both stocks, a COI barcode from each, and a record of where and when each was collected.
Sources
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Springtail Identification and Common Name Resource
Pavy R. Springtails US
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Cited at Orange Springtails.