Petrobius maritimus

Petrobius maritimus
Petrobius maritimus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Archaeognatha
Family: Machilidae
Genus: Petrobius
Species: P. maritimus
Binomial name
Petrobius maritimus
(Leach, 1909) [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. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=685059. 
  2. ^ Juan Luis Menéndez Valderrey. "Petrobius maritimus (Leach, 1809)". Asturnatura.com. http://www.asturnatura.com/especie/petrobius-maritimus.html. 
  3. ^ "Sea bristletail — Petrobius maritimus". Marine Life Information Network for Britain & Ireland. http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species/petrobiusmaritimus.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-15. 
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