Order
Symphypleona
Accepted Stable
Börner C, 1901:5 sensu Massoud, 1971
3 species pages
About this group
Symphypleona have a round, bead-like body. The first four abdominal segments are fused into one large rounded mass, so the trunk segments cannot be told apart.
Symphypleona have blunt, ordinary mouthparts and no pointed mouthcone.
Symphypleona have no pair of anal spines on the last abdominal segment.
What is true of the whole group
| Feature | In this group | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Body form | Round like a bead. The body is round and bead-like and the trunk segments cannot be told apart. | Known |
| Mouth shape | Blunt mouth. The mouth is blunt and the head is rounded in front. | Known |
| Spines on the tail end | No spines. The last abdominal segment has no spines. | Known |
Inside this group
- Sminthurididae Family
- Sminthurinus quadrimaculatus Species
- Spinothecidae Family
- Arrhopalites caecus Species
- Collophoridae Family
- Sturmiidae Family
- Ptenothricinae Subfamily
- Dicyrtominae Subfamily
- Bourletiellidae Family
- Sphyrothecinae Subfamily
- Allacma fusca Species
- Songhaicinae Subfamily
Names and records
- Rank
- Order
- Placed here by
- Bellinger and others
- Author and year
- The Checklist of the Collembola of the World lists Symphypleona Börner C, 1901:5 sensu Massoud, 1971. Checked Oct 22, 2026.
External records
Sources
- 1
Biology of the Springtails (Insecta: Collembola)
Hopkin SP. 1997. Oxford University Press
Verified against a registry · Specialist monograph
Cited at chapter on external morphology.
- 2
Checklist of the Collembola of the World
Bellinger PF, Christiansen KA, Janssens F
Link works · Authoritative database
Cited at Introduction, external anatomy and morphology.