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Intraspecific Phenotypic Variation and Morphological Divergence of Strains of Folsomia candida (Willem) (Collembola: Isotomidae), the "Standard" Test Springtail
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Tully T, Potapov M. 2015. PLOS ONE 10(9): e0136047
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Chaetotaxy
- The arrangement of bristles on the body. Specialists name each bristle, and the pattern can separate species that look alike. (at Methods)
Folsomia candida
- Young adults of twelve laboratory strains measured about 1.2 to 1.8 mm. One seller gives 1 to 3 mm for cultures in general. (at Material and methods, lineages examined)
- The furca is long. All twelve strains examined had the characteristic long furca, which separates the species from short-furca relatives. (at Discussion, taxonomical status of strains)
- A white, eyeless springtail is not enough to name this species. Many pale soil springtails lack eyes and pigment, and the species is identified from setae counts and the post-antennal organ under a microscope. (at Introduction)
- Under the name Folsomia candida lie at least two genetic lineages that look alike but differ in how long they live and how many eggs they lay. A genome study of a sexual strain from Shanghai found it differs enough from the common parthenogenetic strains to suggest cryptic speciation. (at Introduction)
- Willem described the species in 1902 from a single individual found in a Belgian cave. The name has been applied broadly since, and a narrower reading, Folsomia candida sensu stricto, was later defined from European laboratory strains. (at Material and methods, taxonomical description)
- The species is found worldwide. In Europe it lives mostly in protected soils such as flower pots, greenhouses and caves, and it is also collected in open, disturbed habitats. (at Introduction)
- Most populations reproduce without mating, so every animal is a female. Some wild populations are sexual, including one from Shanghai and one from Cremona in Italy, and those sexual populations carry no Wolbachia bacteria. (at Introduction)