Hobby culture
Wood Runner
Trade name Strongly supported
A culture sold as Wood Runner. The working identification is Entomobryoides purpurascens.
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
- Trade name
The origin of this stock is not documented.
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The species it matches
The working identification, and how it was reached.
Entomobryoides purpurascens- 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.
What would settle it
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What colour and pattern does *Entomobryoides purpurascens* show?
Identification Open
Why it matters. The plate has to show something. No source read for this site describes the colour, so it is drawn neutral.
What would help. A scaled photograph of live adults on a plain background with a note on lighting, and the description from the species literature.