Collembola Bioresource Respository
In our laboratory, we are actively conducting efforts to maintain and expand the culture of model Collembolan species for ecological health assessments.
The following are the model species currently being cultured and maintained.
1. Allonychiurus kimi (PNUCOL001)
Alternative collembolan species for assessment of soil quality (ISO 11267)
Geographic distribution and ecology: Distributed Korea, China, and Japan common in paddy fields in Korea, Euedaphic
Morphology: Elongated, body length 2 mm to 3 mm , eyeless and unpigmented (white), Sex ratio (% of females): 70,6 %
2. Yuukianura szeptyckii (PNUCOL002)
Alternative collembolan species for assessment of soil quality (ISO 11267)
Geographic distribution and ecology: Distributed Korea, China, and Japan common on a soil surface near a stream, Hemiedaphic
Morphology: Elongated, body length 1,5 mm to 1,7 mm, eyeless and pigmented (rose or orange colour), Sex ratio (% of females): 88 % at 15 °C to 30 °C