Oligoneuriidae

Oligoneuriidae
Temporal range: Aptian–Present
Nymph of Oligoneuriopsis jessicae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Suborder: Pisciforma
Superfamily: Heptagenioidea
Family: Oligoneuriidae
Ulmer, 1914
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Oligoneuriidae is a family of mayflies with a pantropical distribution. They are also known as brushlegged mayflies due to the presence of two rows of setae used for filtration on the front legs of their nymphs. Nymphs also have tufts of gills at the base of their maxillae. There are at least 68 described species in over a dozen genera.[1]

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