Isotoma is a common genus of springtails, the type genus of the family Isotomidae,[1] containing the following species:[2]

Isotoma
Isotoma caerulea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subclass: Collembola
Family: Isotomidae
Subfamily: Isotominae
Genus: Isotoma
Bourlet, 1839


More recent study meanwhile assigns many of these taxa to other genera than Isotoma, e. g. Desoria, Parisotoma, or Vertagopus. Potapov (2001)[3] lists 14 valid Isotoma species for the Palearctic realm, these are in bold in the list above. The most common species in Central Europe are Isotoma viridis, which dwells natural as well as disturbed habitats, while I. caerulea prefers dryer habitats, I. anglicana cooler climates, and I. riparia streambanks and coastal shorelines.

References edit

  1. ^ "Family summary for Isotomidae". AnimalBase. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  2. ^ "Collembola List". Nomina. Nearctica. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  3. ^ "Potapov, Mikhail (2001). "Synopses on Palaearctic Collembola. Vol. 3 Isotomidae". Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Görlitz. 73 (2): 1–603. ISSN 0373-7586.