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Ptenothrix delongi
Ptenothrix delongi is a species of globular springtail in the genus Ptenothrix found in North America and Mexico
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Description
In winter coloring, P. delongi has distinct brown polygonal patterns on a yellow background color, while in summer it tends to be much lighter, sometimes completely yellow. It is also quite large at around 2 mm (0.079 in). The sides were mistaken for Ptenothrix maculosa, which it was misidentified as until late 2024, when a group of citizen scientists used microscopy to confirm the species' existence and its differences to the other. Some of the yellows are almost completely patternless, or just have a line down the middle.
Wikipedia: “Appearance”
What it does
This species eats dead and decaying wood, and can also be found on Fern fronds eating various yeasts.
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 261979.