Trade name
Little Soil Springtail
Common name North America
Also written as: Little Soil, LSS, Little Soil Springtails, Litle Soil Springtail
Sold as Little Soil Springtail. The most likely species is Thalassaphorura encarpata.
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.
- Dr. Ernest Bernard keyed the stock to Thalassaphorura encarpata. It was sold earlier as Onychiurinae sp.
Where the name comes from
The stock waited a few years for a species level name. Samples sent to Dr. Ernest Bernard were keyed to Thalassaphorura encarpata.
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.
Sources
- 1
Springtail Identification and Common Name Resource
Pavy R. Springtails US
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Cited at Scientific name changes, Little Soil Springtail; hobby name list, Thalassaphorura encarpata "Little Soil Springtail"; hobby name list, Tomocerus minor "Giant Runner Springtail".