DIPLURA
(diplurans, two-pronged bristle tails)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderDIPLURA (diplurans, two-pronged bristle tails)
ClassENTOGNATHA (springtails, proturans and diplurans)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cloudsley-Thompson, J.L. & Sankey, J. 1961 *** Land Invertebrates, a guide to British worms, molluscs and arthropods, excluding insects ***(Superseded) 156pp, Methuen & Co. Ltd.

DIPLURA (diplurans, two-pronged bristle tails) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for DIPLURA (diplurans, two-pronged bristle tails)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for DIPLURA (diplurans, two-pronged bristle tails)

A small group of primitive wingless insects without, or with very minor, metamorphosis. These tiny insects are usually found in soil where they resemble small white centipedes.

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