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Primitive Minnow Mayflies (Siphlonuridae)
Family Siphlonuridae - Primitive Minnow Mayflies
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder
Pisciforma
Family
Siphlonuridae (Primitive Minnow Mayflies)
Size
4 genera, with 26 spp. in our area (all but 6 spp. are in
Siphlonurus
)
(
1
)
and ~50 spp. total
(
2
)
Range
holarctic, incl. much of NA; tend to be northern/montane
(
1
)
(
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
tom murray
on 23 April, 2006 - 11:08am
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 3 February, 2014 - 11:07am