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seashore springtail

Anurida maritima

Classification

Anurida maritima, the seashore springtail or rock springtail, is a cosmopolitan collembolan of the intertidal zone. It is often found in aggregations of up to several hundred on the surface of rock-pools. Description Anurida maritima is a wingless animal, typically up to 3 mm long, and dark slaty blue in colour.

Distribution

Anne Krediet · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 60United Kingdom · 57Netherlands · 21Spain · 5Germany · 3Italy · 3