Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 47(3-4) 2004

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VOL 47(3-4) 2004

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Collembola, Hypogastruridae, Ceratophysella granulata, C. silvatica, taxonomy, morphology, laboratory hybridization

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Taxonomic position of Ceratophysella granulata STACH, 1949 and Ceratophysella silvatica (RUSEK, 1964) in the light of morphological and laboratory hybridization studies

• Dariusz SKARŻYŃSKI

Abstract:

Morphological and laboratory hybridization studies were performed on the problematic springtail species Ceratophysella granulata and C. silvatica. The studies revealed that the species under consideration are well morphologically defined and well reproductively isolated. Consequently their status of separate species was maintained.