Biology:Siphlonuridae
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Siphlonuridae, also known as the primitive minnow mayfly is a family of insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera. They are adapted to cool waters.[1]
Taxonomy
The family is divided into the following extant genera:[2]
- Ameletoides Tillyard, 1933
- Edmundsius Day, 1953
- Parameletus Bengtsson, 1908
- Siphlonisca Needham, 1909
- Siphlonurus Eaton, 1868
The following extinct genera are members of the family Siphlonuridae:[3]
- † Albisca Sinitshenkova 1989
- † Australurus Jell & Duncan (1986)
- † Bolbonyx Sinitshenkova (1990)
- † Cheirolgisca Lin & Huang (2008)
- † Cretoneta Tshernova 1971
- † Dulcimanna Jell & Duncan (1986)
- † Huizhougenia Lin (1980)
- † Jurassonurus Huang et al. (2008)
- † Mesobaetis Brauer et al. (1889)
- † Mogzonurella Sinitshenkova (1985)
- † Mogzonurus Sinitshenkova (1985)
- † Multiramificans Huang et al. (2007)
- † Olgisca Demoulin (1970)
- † Proameletus Sinitshenkova (1976)
- † Promirara Jell & Duncan (1986)
- † Siphangarus Sinitshenkova (2000)
- † Triassonurus Sinitshenkova & Marchal-Papier (2005)
Family overview
The labrum (upper lip) is not notched in the middle; the antennae are shorter than twice the width of the head; the maxillae on the underside of the head lack prominent rows of golden spines; the abdominal gills are rounded and similar to each other in structure; three long slender filaments at the end of the body are about equally long.[4]
References
- ↑ Edmunds, George F.; Jensen, Steven L.; Berner, Lewis (1976). The Mayflies of North and Central America. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. p. 130. ISBN 0-8166-0759-1.
- ↑ "ADW: Siphlonuridae: CLASSIFICATION". http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Siphlonuridae/classification/.
- ↑ "Paleobiology Database, Siphlonuridae". https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=384041.
- ↑ "ADW: Primitive Minnow Mayflies: CLASSIFICATION". https://www.macroinvertebrates.org/taxa-info/ephemeroptera-larva/siphlonuridae.
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