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Denisiella bretfeldi Schulz, H-J & van Harten, A, 2013

Source-backed taxonomic record

Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Denisiella bretfeldi Schulz, H-J & van Harten, A, 2013
Name authority
Schulz, H-J & van Harten, A, 2013
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Collembola
Order
Symphypleona
Family
Sminthurididae
Genus
Denisiella
Extinction status
Not supplied by this source

Classification family tree

Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. classCollembola Lubbock J, 1870
  5. orderSymphypleona Börner C, 1901
  6. suborderSminthuridida Bretfeld, 1986
  7. superfamilySminthuridoidea sensu Fjellberg A, 1989
  8. familySminthurididae Börner, 1906
  9. subfamilySphaeridinae Richards, 1968
  10. tribeSphaeridini Richards, 1968
  11. genusDenisiella Folsom & Mills, 1938
  12. speciesDenisiella bretfeldi Schulz, H-J & van Harten, A, 2013

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Denisiella. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Denisiella colombiana Ospina, M & Palacios-Vargas, JG, 2009SminthurididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Denisiella maesorum Palacios-Vargas, JG, 1995SminthurididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Denisiella nayarita Palacios-Vargas, JG & Bernava, V, 1999SminthurididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Denisiella ramosa (Folsom, JW, 1932)SminthurididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Denisiella rhizophorae Palacios-Vargas, JG, Soares Ferreira, A & Zeppelini, D, 2018SminthurididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Denisiella sexpinnata (Denis, 1931)SminthurididaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 7 records assigned to Sminthurididae.

Documented distribution

Source distribution statements, not a complete range map. A listed locality is not necessarily a place of origin.

African Indian Desert

Source literature & publication evidence

References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.

  1. https://www.collembola.org/taxa/smi1idae.htm Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references

Origins, evidence & remaining research

Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.

Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.

Dataset citation & attribution

This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11

Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.

Stable key: col:34SX9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.