Genus Litobrancha

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

Photo taken when flyfishing - Litobrancha recurvata - male

cf. Litobrancha recurvata - Litobrancha recurvata - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)

Suborder Furcatergalia

Infraorder Scapphodonta

Superfamily Ephemeroidea

Family Ephemeridae (Common Burrower Mayflies)

Genus Litobrancha

Explanation of Names

Litobrancha McCafferty 1971

Numbers

a single extant species in the genus(1)(2)

Range

nearctic genus(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 Roger Rohrbeck on 12 July, 2011 - 10:23pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 February, 2014 - 2:51pm

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