Neelipleona is a name given to some
hexapods of the
subclass Collembola
Springtails (Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects (the other two are the Protura and Diplura). Although the three orders are sometimes grouped together in a class called Ento ...
(springtails). While their
taxonomic rank
In biological classification, taxonomic rank is the relative level of a group of organisms (a taxon) in an ancestral or hereditary hierarchy. A common system consists of species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, kingdom, domain. While ...
remains broadly settled as family
Neelidae, Neelipleona has been described at order or suborder rank. Eyes are absent.
Taxonomic rank
Many authors consider the "Neelipleona"
Symphypleona of the
superfamily Sminthuroidea,
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Neelidae.
[See references in Haaramo (2008)]
However, in other accounts, Neelipleona are either a distinct
order from the three less controversial Springtail orders (
Entomobryomorpha
The Entomobryomorpha are one of the three main groups ( order) of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as a superfamily, the Entomobryoidea.
They can be best distinguished from the other ...
,
Poduromorpha
The order Poduromorpha is one of the three main groups of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated as a superfamily Poduroidea.
They can be best distinguished from the other springtail group ...
and Symphypleona)
[
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] or a distinct
suborder of Symphypleona,
[
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] or placed in the Entomobryomorpha.
References
Footnotes
Collembola
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