Diplura
Order of two-pronged bristletails / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see Diplura (disambiguation).
The order Diplura ("two-pronged bristletails") is one of three orders of non-insect hexapods within the class Entognatha (alongside Collembola (springtails) and Protura).[3] The name "diplura", or "two tails", refers to the characteristic pair of caudal appendages or filaments at the terminal end of the body.
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Diplurans | |
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Campodea staphylinus, Belgium | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Clade: | Pancrustacea |
Subphylum: | Hexapoda |
Order: | Diplura Börner, 1904 |
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Around 800 species of diplurans have been described.