Baetiscidae Temporal range: | |
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Baetisca berneri larvae | |
Baetisca rogersi adult male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Ephemeroptera |
Suborder: | Carapacea |
Family: | Baetiscidae Edmunds and Traver 1954 |
Genera | |
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Baetiscidae is a family of mayflies. It contains a single extant genus, Baetisca , native to North America with around 12 species. [1] [2] [3] [4] The family is noted for their spined armoured larvae, which live in flowing water pools and on the edges of streams where they are detritivores, consuming fine particles of organic matter. Two other extinct genera are known, extending back to the Early Cretaceous. They are closely related to Prosopistomatidae which have unusual, beetle-like nymphs as well as the extinct genus Cretomitarcys, with the three groups constituting the clade Carapacea. [5]
These two genera belong to the family Baetiscidae: [6] [7]
Data sources: i = ITIS, [1] c = Catalogue of Life, [2] g = GBIF, [3] b = Bugguide.net [4]
Baetis is a genus of mayflies of the family Baetidae, known as the blue-winged olive to anglers. There are at least 150 described species in Baetis. They are distributed worldwide, with the most variety in North America and northern Europe.
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Prosopistomatidae is a family of mayflies. There is one extant genus, Prosopistoma, with several dozen species found across Afro-Eurasia and Oceania. They are noted for their unusual beetle-shaped larvae, which live beneath rocks and stones along the gravelly lower reaches of rivers. Their ecology is unclear, but they are probably carnivorous. They are closely related to Baetiscidae, with both families being placed in the Carapacea.
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Potamanthus formosus is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
Potamanthus idiocerus is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
Potamanthus huoshanensis is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
Potamanthus kwangsiensis is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
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Potamanthus macrophthalmus is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
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Potamanthus nanchangi is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
Potamanthus sabahensis is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.
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