Diplura and Protura of Canada [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 A literature review of the Diplura and Protura of Canada is presented. Canada has six Diplura species documented and an estimated minimum 10–12 remaining to be documented.
Derek S. Sikes
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Proturans Protura spp. (Entognatha: Protura)
EDIS, 2010 This document provides an overview of Protura, minute soil-inhabiting hexapods characterized by the lack of eyes and antennae, and a 12-segmented abdomen. It details their distribution, morphology, and life history, highlighting their unique development
Christopher Tipping
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Molecular diversity of Protura in southern High Appalachian leaf litter [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2023 The higher elevations of the southern Appalachian Mountains, U.S.A., host a rich, but little-studied fauna of Proturan hexapods. Here, we publish 117 Proturan barcode sequences from this region, estimated by automated species delimitation methods to ...
Michael Caterino, Ernesto Recuero
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Protura are unique: first evidence of specialized feeding on ectomycorrhizal fungi in soil invertebrates [PDF]
BMC Ecology, 2019 Background Ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECM) play a central role in nutrient cycling in boreal and temperate forests, but their role in the soil food web remains little understood.
Sarah L. Bluhm +5 more
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Protura (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) in Slovenian caves
International Journal of Speleology, 2021 Protura is a small class of Hexapoda, generally poorly known, and rather scarce data on its occurrence in caves are scattered throughout literature on fauna in caves and in some papers on Protura.
Loris Galli +3 more
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Soil arthropods in bioindication and ecotoxicological approach: The case of the extreme environment Mefite (Ansanto Valley, Southern Italy) [PDF]
HeliyonSoil arthropods are pivotal in maintaining soil health and serve as sensitive indicators of soil alterations. The soil arthropod community in the Mefite Geological Site (Italy), characterized by a sulphurous lake and intense degassing, was the focus of ...
Sara Remelli +3 more
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The mitochondrial genome of
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2011 Background The phylogenetic position of the Protura, traditionally considered the most basal hexapod group, is disputed because it has many unique morphological characters compared with other hexapods.
Yin Wen-Ying +6 more
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Soil organisms in organic and conventional cropping systems [PDF]
Scientia Agricola, 2002 Despite the recent interest in organic agriculture, little research has been carried out in this area. Thus, the objective of this study was to compare, in a dystrophic Ultisol, the effects of organic and conventional agricultures on soil organism ...
Wagner Bettiol +4 more
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Protura in Arctic Regions, with Description of Mastodonentomon n. gen. (Acerentomidae, Nipponentominae) and a Key to Known Arctic Taxa [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Protura are widespread, but their presence in the Arctic was first noted only ca. 70 years ago and is still little acknowledged. This work compiles taxonomic information on proturans in the Arctic regions and adds unpublished data from Northern Siberia ...
Julia Shrubovych +2 more
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Protura from Hainan Island, China: new species, checklist and distribution [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 More than 1500 proturan specimens from Hainan Island are systematically studied. An annotated list of all species of Protura from Hainan Island is provided and their geographical distribution is discussed. The genus Paracondeellum is reported from Hainan
Yun Bu +3 more
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