Globular Springtails
Order Entomobryomorpha
The Globular Springtails (Order Entomobryomorpha) includes 130 species across 5 families and 50 genera in our directory.
About Globular Springtails
Entomobryomorpha is a major order of springtails (Collembola) with ~4,000 described species. Springtails are among the most abundant land arthropods - a single square meter of soil can contain 100,000 individuals.
Economic Impact
Springtails are mostly beneficial, playing essential roles in soil health and decomposition. Some species are minor pests in greenhouses and mushroom farms. They are increasingly used as bioindicators for soil contamination and pesticide impacts.
Ecological Role
Springtails are critical to soil food webs - they break down decaying organic matter, disperse fungal spores, and regulate soil microbial communities. They can jump up to 100× their body length using a fork-like structure (furcula) held under tension.
Families in Entomobryomorpha (5)
Species in Entomobryomorpha (130)
Pseudosinella alba
Pseudosinella alba
Pseudosinella folsomi
Pseudosinella folsomi
Pseudosinella octopunctata
Pseudosinella octopunctata
Pseudosinella rolfsi
Pseudosinella rolfsi
Pseudosinella sexoculata
Pseudosinella sexoculata
Pseudosinella spinosa
Pseudosinella spinosa
Pseudosinella violenta
Pseudosinella violenta
Salina banksi
Salina banksi
Salina beta
Salina beta
Salina mulcahyae
Salina mulcahyae
Scutisotoma titusi
Scutisotoma titusi
Seashore Springtail
Anurida maritima
Seira bipunctata
Seira bipunctata
Seira dollfusi
Seira dollfusi
Seira domestica
Seira domestica
Seira dubia
Seira dubia
Seira knowltoni
Seira knowltoni
Seira purpurea
Seira purpurea
Sinella cavernarum
Sinella cavernarum
Sinella curviseta
Sinella curviseta
Sinella recens
Sinella recens
Sinella sexoculata
Sinella sexoculata
Sminthurid Springtail
Ptenothrix atra
Tetracanthella californica
Tetracanthella californica
Tomocerus minor
Tomocerus minor
Tomocerus vulgaris
Tomocerus vulgaris
Tomolonus reductus
Tomolonus reductus
Vertagopus arboreus
Vertagopus arboreus
Vertagopus pseudocinereus
Vertagopus pseudocinereus
Willowsia neonigromaculata
Willowsia neonigromaculata