| Petrobius maritimus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Archaeognatha |
| Family: | Machilidae |
| Genus: | Petrobius |
| Species: | P. maritimus |
| Binomial name | |
| Petrobius maritimus (Leach, 1909) [1] |
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Petrobius maritimus, the shore bristletail or sea bristletail, is a species of Archaeognatha found on rocky shores from the Mediterranean Sea to the North Sea [2].
Individuals may grow up to 15 mm and are grey in colour, with long bristly antennae and a triple forked tail [3].