LEPISMATIDAE
(silverfish and firebrats)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Ctenolepisma longicaudata
Grey Silverfish
Species 1 ident. refs
Lepisma saccharina
Silver Fish, Silverfish
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 		Species 9 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyLEPISMATIDAE (silverfish and firebrats)
OrderZYGENTOMA (silverfish and firebrats)
SubclassAPTERYGOTA (bristletails, silverfish and firebrats (primitively wingless insects))
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Pinniger, D., Mann, D. & Moore, A. 2016 A new silverfish threat in the UK and Europe, Ctenolepisma longicaudata

LEPISMATIDAE (silverfish and firebrats) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for LEPISMATIDAE (silverfish and firebrats)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for LEPISMATIDAE (silverfish and firebrats)
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