Friesea

{{Short description|Genus of springtails}}

{{Automatic taxobox

|image = MA I144827 Friesea litoralis 02.jpg

|image_caption = Friesea litoralis

|taxon = Friesea

|authority = Dalla Torre, 1895

|subdivision_ranks = Species

|subdivision = 199 species

| synonyms =

  • Triaena Tullberg, 1871 Unav. (nec Hübner, 1818)
  • Macgillivraya Grote, 1894 Unav. (nec Forbes, 1852)
  • Polyacanthella Schäffer, 1897
  • Achorutoides Willem, 1901
  • Subantarctica Salmon, JT, 1949
  • Prospinanura Wray, 1952
  • Wrayella Salmon, 1956
  • Neoprospinanura Wray, 1963
  • Pseudocolonavis Salmon, 1964
  • Spinanurida Salmon, 1969

}}

Friesea is a large genus of springtails belonging to the family Neanuridae.{{cite web |title=WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Friesea Dalla Torre, 1895 |url=https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=150852 |website=www.marinespecies.org |access-date=22 January 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Checklist of the Collembola: Frieseinae |url=https://www.collembola.org/taxa/frieinae.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=www.collembola.org}}

The genus has cosmopolitan distribution.{{cite web |title=Friesea Dalla Torre, 1895 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2122052 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=22 January 2021 |language=en}}

Species

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There are 199 species of the Friesea genus:{{cite web|url=https://www.mindat.org/taxon-2122052.html|title=Friesea|website=mindat.org|accessdate=24 February 2025}}

Data sources: g = GBIF,

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