Acanthomurus rivalis

Acanthomurus rivalis is a species of springtail belonging to the family Isotomidae.^[1] The species was first described by Keith Arthur John Wise in 1964.^[1] The species is native to Campbell Island in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands.^[2]

Acanthomurus rivalis
Holotype of Acanthomurus rivalis from the collections of Te Papa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Collembola
Order:	Entomobryomorpha
Family:	Isotomidae
Genus:	Acanthomurus
Species:	A. rivalis
Binomial name
Acanthomurus rivalis Wise, 1964

Description

The species can be differentiated from other Acanthomurus by the absence of claw teeth and the dental spine shape.^[2]

Distribution

The species is known to occur in the Campbell Islands. The holotype of the species was found under stream stones on Moubray Hill,^[3] with other specimens collected from shallow streams around Perseverance Harbour.^[2]