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Hypogastrura Through the Microscope

Hypogastrura

This insect was found on an environmental tapelift collected in a California kitchen windowsill.

Transmitted Obleque Off Crossed Circular Polarized Light

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PHYLUM: Arthropoda CLASS: Insecta ORDER: Collembola FAMILY: Hypogastruridae GENUS: Xenylla, Odontella SPIECES:

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