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Springtails found in the Ross Dependency of Antarctica
 Springtails derive their common name from the long fork-like ‘spring’ or furcula found on the underside of their abdomens (see blue arrow on photo below). In temperate areas, this can allow them to move from one area to another or to avoid predators such as birds or other insects. However, not all species have such impressive springs – usually reserved for surface-dwelling species. Those found deeper in the soil profile or under rocks often have reduced or absent furcula. In the extreme Antarctic conditions, with potentially high winds, most species are more geared to the soil environment.


Springtails on the move Video

Desoria klovstadi (actual size 1.8mm), collected from Cape Hallett (72oS) © University of Waikato



Friesea grisea (actual size 1.2mm) collected from Cape Hallett (72oS) © University of Waikato



Crypotopygus cisantarticus © University of Waikato



Gressitticantha terranova (actual size 1.2mm), collected from Terra Nova Bay (73oS) © University of Waikato



Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni (actual size 1.3mm), collected from the TABS study site (77oS) © University of Waikato



Neocryptopygus nivicolis (actual size 1.1mm), collected from Mt Seuss, (76oS) © University of Waikato(Untitled)



Biscoia subpolaris (actual size 1.0mm), collected from near the Beardmore Glacier (84oS) © University of Waikato



Antarctophorus sudpolaris (actual size 1.0mm), collected from near the Beardmore Glacier (84oS) © University of Waikato



Publications in Antarctic research:

Banks, J.C., S.C.Cary, I.D. Hogg, 2008. The phylogeography of Adelie penguin faecal flora. Environmental Microbiology (in press)

Caruso, T., I.D. Hogg, A. Carapelli, F. Frati, R. Bargagli. 2008. Large-scale spatial patterns of the probability of Collembola (Hexapoda) species occurrence in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems. Journal of Biogeography (in press)

McGaughran, A., I.D. Hogg, M.I. Stevens. 2008. Phylogeographic patterns for springtails and mites in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica suggest a Pleistocene and Holocene legacy of glacial refugia and range expansion. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 46: 606-618.

Adams, B.J, Wall, D.H., Gozel, U., Dillman, A.R., Chaston, J.M., Hogg, I.D. 2007. The southernmost worm, Scottnema lindsayae ( Nematoda); diversity, dispersal and ecological stability. Polar Biology 30: 809-815.

Stevens, M.I., F. Frati, A. McGaughran, G. Spinsanti, I.D. Hogg. 2007. Phylogeographic structure suggests multiple glacial refugia in northern Victoria Land for the endemic Antarctic springtail Desoria klovstadi. Zoologica Scripta 36: 201-212.

Adams, B J., R. D. Bardgett, E. Ayres, D.H.Wall, J.Aislabie, S. Bamforth, R. Bargagli, C. Cary, P. Cavacini, L. Connell, P. Convey, J. W. Fell, F. Frati, I.D. Hogg, K.K.Newsham, A O'Donnell, N. Russell, R.D. Seppelt, M.I. Stevens. 2006. Diversity and distribution of Victoria land biota. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38: 3003-3018.

Stevens, M. I, Hogg I D. 2006. Chapter 9: The molecular ecology of Antarctic terrestrial and limnetic invertebrates and microbes. Trends in Antarctic terrestrial and limnetic ecosystems, pp 177-192.

Stevens, M. I.,A. Fjellberg, P. Greenslade, I.D. Hogg, P. Sunnucks. 2006.Redescription of the Antarctic springtail Desoria klovstadi using morphological and molecular evidence. Polar Biology 29: 820-830.

Stevens M.I., F. Frati, A. McGaughran, G. Spinsanti and I.D. Hogg. 2006. Phylogeographic structure suggests multiple glacial refugia in northern Victoria Land for the endemic Antarctic springtail Desoria klovstadi (Collembola, Isotomidae). Zoologica Scripta 36: 201-212.

Stevens, M.I., and I.D. Hogg. 2006. Contrasting levels of mitochondrial DNA variability between mites (Penthalodidae) and springtails (Hypogastruridae) from the Trans-Antarctic Mountains suggest long-term effects of glaciation and life history on substitution rates, and speciation processes. Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38: 3171-3180.

Stevens, M.I., P. Greenslade, I.D. Hogg, P. Sunnucks. 2006.Southern Hemisphere Springtails: could any have survived glaciation of Antarctica? Molecular Biology and Evolution 23: 874-882.

Hogg, I.D., S.C. Cary, P. Convey, K.K. Newsham, A.G. O'Donnell, B.J. Adams, J. Aislabie, F. Frati, M.I. Stevens, & D.H. Wall. 2006. Biotic interactions in Antarctic terrestrial ecosystems: Are they a factor? Soil Biology & Biochemistry 38, pp 3035-3040.

Nolan, L., I.D. Hogg, M.I.Stevens, M. Haase. 2006. Fine scale distribution of mtDNA haplotypes for the springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni (Collembola) corresponds to an ancient shoreline in Taylor Valley, continental Antarctica. Polar Biology 29: 813-819.

Hogg, I.D. and P.D.N. Hebert. 2004. Biological identification of springtails (Collembola: Hexapoda) from the Canadian Arctic using mitochondrial DNA barcodes. Canadian Journal of Zoology 84: 749-754.

Stevens, M.I., and I.D. Hogg. 2003. Long-term isolation and recent range expansion revealed for the endemic springtail Gomphiocephalus hodgsoni from southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Molecular Ecology 12: 2357-2369.

Hogg, I.D., and Stevens, M.I. 2002. Soil fauna of Antarctic Coastal Landscapes. Chapter 15 in Beyer, L. and Boelter, M. (eds.). Geoecology of Antarctic Ice-free Coastal Landscapes. Ecological Studies Analysis and Synthesis, Vol. 154, 265-280. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.

Stevens, M.I. and I.D. Hogg. 2002. Expanded distributional records of Collembola and Acari in southern Victoria Land, Antarctica. Pedobiologia 46: 485-496.
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