| Limnoporus dissortis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Family: | Gerridae |
| Genus: | Limnoporus |
| Species: | L. dissortis |
| Binomial name | |
| Limnoporus dissortis (Drake & Harris, 1930) | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Limnoporus dissortis is a species of water strider in the family Gerridae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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