| Cloeon simile | |
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| A female, Arnhem, the Netherlands | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Baetidae |
| Genus: | Cloeon |
| Species: | C. simile |
| Binomial name | |
| Cloeon simile Eaton, 1870 | |
Cloeon simile is a species of small minnow mayfly in the family Baetidae. It is found in Europe. [1] [2]
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