Deuteraphorura kruberaensis
Species of springtail / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Deuteraphorura kruberaensis is a species of springtails belonging to the family Onychiuridae. It is endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Georgia. It is one of the deepest terrestrial animal ever found on Earth, living at >1,800 metres (5,900 ft) below the cave entrance.[1][2] It was discovered in the CAVEX Team expedition of 2010.
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Deuteraphorura kruberaensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Subclass: | Collembola |
Order: | Poduromorpha |
Family: | Onychiuridae |
Genus: | Deuteraphorura |
Species: | D. kruberaensis |
Binomial name | |
Deuteraphorura kruberaensis Jordana & Baquero, 2012 | |
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