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Diplurans: Diplura - Physical Characteristics, Behavior And Reproduction, No Common Name (holjapyx Diversiunguis): Species Account - GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT, DIET, DIPLURANS AND PEOPLE, CONSERVATION STATUS

NO COMMON NAME (Holjapyx diversiunguis): SPECIES ACCOUNT

GEOGRAPHIC RANGE

Diplurans are widely distributed throughout the world.

HABITAT

Diplurans live in the soil and are found in moist habitats under rocks, logs, leaf litter, and tree bark. Some species live in caves.

DIET

Diplurans eat both plant material and animal tissues. They feed on living and dead small, soft-bodied mites, worms, symphylans (sihm-FIE-luhns) other diplurans, and insects. They also eat funguses, living plants, and decaying vegetation.

DIPLURANS AND PEOPLE

A few diplurans cause minor damage to garden vegetables by eating them, but most species do not affect people in any way.

CONSERVATION STATUS

No species of diplurans is threatened or endangered.

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