Cryptopygus antarcticus

Cryptopygus antarcticus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Entognatha
Order: Collembola
Family: Entomobryidae
Genus: Cryptopygus
Species: C. antarcticus
Binomial name
Cryptopygus antarcticus
Willem, 1901 [1]
Subspecies

C. a. antarcticus
C. a. maximus
C. a. reagens
C. a. travei

The Antarctic springtail, Cryptopygus antarcticus, is a species of springtail native to Antarctica [2] and Australia.[1] Cryptopygus antarcticus average 1–2 millimetres (0.04–0.08 in) long and weigh only a few micrograms.[2]

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