Hobby culture
Tiny Blue (Lake Keystone)
Locality line Probable
Also sold as Tiny Blue
A culture sold as Tiny Blue (Lake Keystone). The working identification is Xenylla grisea.
Read this first
A locality label says where the stock came from. It does not name a taxon.
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
- Locality line
- Collected from
- Lake Keystone, Oklahoma, United States
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The species it matches
The working identification, and how it was reached.
Xenylla grisea- Name form
- Exact name The name has been matched against the published description.
- How sure
- Probable More likely than not, with gaps left.
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The animals checked
A specimen was examined.
- Basis
- Body form
- Review
- Reviewed by a curator
Care advice follows the working identification. Check it against what you see.
What would settle it
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How many species are sold as the Tiny Blue Springtail?
Trade names Needs a voucher specimen
Why it matters. A seller says a different species or locality has been sold under the same common name as the Lake Keystone stock. Buyers cannot tell which one they have.
What would help. Vouchers and locality notes from each culture sold under the name, checked under a microscope.