Class Protura (Coneheads)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: Arthropoda Class Phenology

Orders of the Class Protura Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Order Common Name Photo Example Where? Phenology
AcerentomataConehead(NA) HerePhenology
EosentomataConehead(NA) HerePhenology
Protura_orderConeheads(NA) HerePhenology

Can't find the orders you are looking for? Note:
Orders on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park orders from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where the order name ends with '_order', it means that the order
name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.

In Case You Didn't Know ...
Members of this arthropod class are 6-legged (hexapods) yet not considered insects. They stand out from insects by adding body segments during molts.
These are very small (< 2 mm long), soil-dwelling animals. They have no eyes, wings, or antennae, and lack pigmentation. World-wide, only about 800 species have been identified.


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