Procloeon viridoculare | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Ephemeroptera |
Family: | Baetidae |
Genus: | Procloeon |
Species: | P. viridoculare |
Binomial name | |
Procloeon viridoculare (Berner, 1940) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Procloeon viridoculare is a species of small minnow mayfly in the family Baetidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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