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Baetis
Genus
Baetis
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder
Pisciforma
Family
Baetidae (Small Minnow Mayflies)
Genus
Baetis
Explanation of Names
Baetis
Leach 1815
Numbers
the largest mayfly genus, with 20 spp. in our area
(
1
)
and >150 worldwide
(
2
)
Range
worldwide, by far most diverse in the Palaearctic, poorly represented in the tropics and essentially restricted to the n. hemisphere
(
2
)
Works Cited
1.
Mayfly Central
2.
Barber-James H., Sartori M., Gattolliat J-L., Webb J. (2013) World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species
Contributed by
Charley Eiseman
on 15 January, 2009 - 8:50pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2014 - 10:53am