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Genus Ameletus

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Suborder Pisciforma
Family Ameletidae (Combmouthed Minnow Mayflies)
Genus Ameletus
Explanation of Names
Ameletus Eaton 1885
Numbers
35 spp. in our area(1), 53 spp. total(2)
Range
holarctic & Oriental(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 5 May, 2006 - 7:11pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2014 - 3:02pm

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