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Trade name

Giant Runner Springtail

Common name North America

Also written as: Giant Runner, Giant Runner Springtails, Giant Runer Springtail

Sold as Giant Runner Springtail. The most likely species is Tomocerus minor.

I bought this Open the key with this name selected. It starts from the species behind the name and asks what you can see.

What you probably have

These are the species the name may stand for. The order and the words show how sure we are.

  • Likely

    Tomocerus minor

    This species does not have a page yet.

    The seller lists Tomocerus minor as the Giant Runner Springtail. The stock exists in culture with both the proper identification and an improper one. Anecdotal 1

  • Possible

    Tomocerus vulgaris

    Sold as the hobby culture Tomocerus vulgaris

    Stock sold as Tomocerus vulgaris is sometimes really Tomocerus minor, so the two names get swapped in both directions. Anecdotal 1

How to tell them apart

Tomocerus minor has tridentate dental spines and Tomocerus vulgaris does not. The seller advises selling stock under these names only after microscopy, and buying only from sellers who can trace the stock back to a microscope identification. Anecdotal 1

If you sell or buy under this name

Tip Sell stock under a species name only after a microscope has confirmed it, and buy from sellers who can trace the stock back to a microscope identification. Anecdotal 1

What would settle it

Sources

  1. 1

    Springtail Identification and Common Name Resource

    Pavy R. Springtails US

    Link works · Retailer

    Cited at hobby name list, Tomocerus minor "Giant Runner Springtail"; hobby name list, Tomocerus vulgaris "Common Bull Springtail".