Protura
The Protura are an order of hexapod animals. They are sometimes called coneheads
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| Acerentomon doderoi | |
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| Order: | Protura
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They were once thought to be insects, and sometimes treated as a class in their own right.
There is some evidence that the Protura are basal to all other hexapods,[1] although the hexapods may be polyphyletic.
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Protura Media
Proturan found in Durham, United States
- ↑ Du, Shiyu. Revisiting the four Hexapoda classes: Protura as the sister group to all other hexapods. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 121 (39) (2024-09-24). p. e2408775121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2408775121.