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    Ancient Ephemeroptera-Collembola Symbiosis Fossilized in Amber Predicts Contemporary Phoretic Associations

    Penney, D, McNeil, A, Green, DI, Bradley, RS, Jepson, JE, Withers, PJ and Preziosi, RF (2012) Ancient Ephemeroptera-Collembola Symbiosis Fossilized in Amber Predicts Contemporary Phoretic Associations. PLoS ONE, 7 (10). ISSN 1932-6203

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    Abstract

    X-ray computed tomography is used to identify a unique example of fossilized phoresy in 16 million-year-old Miocene Dominican amber involving a springtail being transported by a mayfly. It represents the first evidence (fossil or extant) of phoresy in adult Ephemeroptera and only the second record in Collembola (the first is also preserved in amber). This is the first record of Collembola using winged insects for dispersal. This fossil predicts the occurrence of similar behaviour in living springtails and helps explain the global distribution of Collembola today. © 2012 Penney et al.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2017 10:12
    Publisher: Public Library of Science
    Additional Information: This is an Open Access article published in PLoS One, published by Public Library of Science, copyright The Author(s).
    Divisions: Faculties > Science and Engineering
    Subject terms: Science & Technology, Multidisciplinary Sciences, Science & Technology - Other Topics, MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES, MAYFLIES EPHEMEROPTERA, GLOBAL DIVERSITY, DOMINICAN AMBER, FRESH-WATER, LEPTOPHLEBIIDAE, INSECTA, Animals, Arthropods, Insects, Amber, Symbiosis, Fossils, Amber, Animals, Arthropods, Fossils, Insects, Symbiosis, MD Multidisciplinary, General Science & Technology
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/617836
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0047651
    ISSN 1932-6203

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