Petrobius maritimus

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Petrobius maritimus
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Machilidae
Genus: Petrobius
Species:
P. maritimus
Binomial name
Petrobius maritimus
(Leach, 1809) [1]

Petrobius maritimus, the shore bristletail or sea bristletail, is a species of Archaeognatha found on rocky shores from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Sea .[2]

Individuals may grow up to 15 mm and are grey in colour, with long bristly antennae and a triple forked tail .[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Petrobius maritimus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Juan Luis Menéndez Valderrey. "Petrobius maritimus (Leach, 1809)". Asturnatura.com.
  3. ^ "Sea bristletail — Petrobius maritimus". Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland. Archived from the original on 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2009-02-15.


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