Biology:Snail-case caddisfly
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Short description: Family of caddisflies
| Snail-case caddisfly | |
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| Helicopsyche sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Trichoptera |
| Superfamily: | Sericostomatoidea |
| Family: | Helicopsychidae Ulmer, 1912 |
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Helicopsychidae (snail-case caddisflies) are a family of Trichoptera.[1] The name refers to the helix shaped larval cases and they should not be confused with Limnephilidae which sometimes inhabit the snail shells.[1] Their shells range from 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) and are crafted from mineral grains.[1] Their typical habitat is in slow-flowing water in ditches.[1] Helicopsychidae larvae have a comb-like anal hook.[1] Helicopsychidae is divided into two extant genera, Rakiura and Helicopsyche, and two fossil genera Electrohelicopsyche and Palaeohelicopsyche.[2][3] The family contains more than 270 species and are present on all major faunal regions.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Kriska, György (2013). "Caddisflies - Trichoptera". Freshwater Invertebrates in Central Europe. Vienna: Springer. pp. 300-329. ISBN 978-3-7091-1547-3. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-1547-3_20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 SOUZA, RAQUEL LIMA DE; GOMES, VICTOR; CALOR, ADOLFO R. (2017-02-03). "A new species of snail-case caddisflies (Trichoptera: Helicopsychidae) and new records of caddisflies from Chapada Diamantina, Bahia, Brazil". Zootaxa 4227 (3): 347. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4227.3.3. ISSN 1175-5334. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4227.3.3.
- ↑ Johanson, Kjell Arne (1953). "Phylogenetic and biogeographic analysis of the family Helicopsychidae (Insecta: Trichoptera)". Entomologica Scandinavica. Supplementum: 1–172. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:nrm:diva-2308.
Wikidata ☰ Q275629 entry
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