Micronecta poweri

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Micronecta poweri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Micronectidae
Genus: Micronecta
Species:
M. poweri
Binomial name
Micronecta poweri
(Douglas & Scott, 1869)

Micronecta poweri is a species of pygmy water boatmen in the family Micronectidae. [1]

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References

  1. "Micronecta poweri". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2023-04-05.