Zelandanura is a monotypic genus of springtail belonging to the family Neanuridae.[1] The sole species found in this genus is Zelandanura bituberculata. Both the genus and species were first described by Louis Deharveng and Keith Arthur John Wise in 1987. Zelandanura is endemic to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Poduromorpha |
| Family: | Neanuridae |
| Genus: | Zelandanura L.Deharveng & Wise, 1987 |
| Species: | Z. bituberculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Zelandanura bituberculata L.Deharveng & Wise, 1987
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Taxonomy
editThe genus and species were both identified by Louis Deharveng and Keith Arthur John Wise in 1987, with the holotypes discovered under timber in Tucker Cove by Wise in 1963.[2][3] A new genus was chosen for the species due to the unique tubercle presentation.[2] The name Zelandanura was chosen to describe the genus due to its presence in New Zealand and lack of a furca, while bituberculata was chosen to refer to the fusion of tubercles on each side of abdomen V, not typically seen in springtail species.[2]
Description
editThe species measures between 1.3–1.9 mm (0.051–0.075 in) in length.[2]
Distribution and habitat
editZelandanura is endemic to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Zelandanura L.Deharveng, Wise & Kaj, 1987". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Deharveng, L.; Wise, K. A. J. (1987). "A New Genus of Collembola (Neanuridae: Neanurinae) from Southern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 24: 143–146. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906370. Wikidata Q58677298.
- ^ "Zelandanura bituberculata". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 16 August 2024.