跳虫是弹尾纲(Collembola)的俗称,在所有六足动物中化石年代最早,因此跳虫是六足动物起源及进化研究中非常重要的类群。跳虫的起源、分类地位和系统关系等问题,对于阐明六足动物甚至节肢动物各大类群的系统关系非常关键,日益成为相关学者关注和争论的焦点。本文就跳虫形态学和分子系统学方面的研究工作进行了综述。
Colllembola is the first hexapod to appear in the fossil record. The early appearance of Collembola provides an important insight into the origin and evolution of hexapod. The origin and phylogenetic position and inner relationships of Collembola constitute the controversial focuses. The solution of these questions is one of the key points to resolve the higher-level phylogeny of arthropod, particularly hexapod relationships. In this paper, we reviewed the phylogeny of Collembola based on morphological characters and molecular data.