Acanthomurus rivalis is a species of springtail belonging to the family Isotomidae.[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1964.[1] The species is native to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.[2]
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| Holotype of Acanthomurus rivalis from the collections of Te Papa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Collembola |
| Order: | Entomobryomorpha |
| Family: | Isotomidae |
| Genus: | Acanthomurus |
| Species: | A. rivalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acanthomurus rivalis Wise, 1964
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Description
editThe species can be differentiated from other Acanthomurus by the absence of claw teeth and the dental spine shape.[2]
Distribution
editThe species is known to occur in the Campbell Islands. The holotype of the species was found under stream stones on Moubray Hill,[3] with other specimens collected from shallow streams around Perseverance Harbour.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Acanthomurus rivalis". Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
- ^ a b c Wise, K.A.J. (15 July 1964). "Insects of Campbell Island. Collembola". Pacific Insects Monographs. 7: 178–207. ISSN 0078-7515. OCLC 770413313. Wikidata Q127556543.
- ^ "Acanthomurus rivalis Wise, 1964". Te Papa. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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