Neelipleona

Neelipleona
A picture of Neelus murinus (Neelipleona) taken in Launceston, Tasmania.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
(disputed)
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Collembola
Order: Neelipleona

Neelipleona is a name given to some hexapods of the subclass Collembola (springtails). While their taxonomic rank remains broadly settled as family Neelidae, Neelipleona has been described at order or suborder rank. Eyes are absent.[1]

  1. ^ Papáč, V.; Palacios-Vargas, J. G. (2016). "A new genus of Neelidae (Collembola) from Mexican caves". ZooKeys (569): 37–51. Bibcode:2016ZooK..569...37P. doi:10.3897/zookeys.569.5984. PMC 4829678. PMID 27110149.