Caenidae Explained

Caenidae, is a family of mayflies, sometimes called "small squaregill mayflies". Species are found throughout the world in lotic, depositional environments, and they are sprawlers. Caenids occur in quiet and even stagnant water and are often overlooked because they are so small. They like to live in silty bottoms, and their gills are specially adapted for such environments.^[1]

Genera

The Global Biodiversity Information Facility^[2] includes:

1. Aenigmocaenis
2. Afrocaenis
3. Afrocercus
4. Alloretochus
5. Amercaenis
6. Barnardara
7. Brachycercus
8. Brasilocaenis
9. Caenis
10. Caenoculis
11. Caenopsella
12. Callistellina
13. Callistina
14. Cercobrachys
15. Clypeocaenis
16. Insulibrachys
17. Irpacaenis
18. Kalimaenis
19. Latineosus
20. Madecocercus
21. Niandancus
22. Oriobrachys
23. Provonshara
24. Sparbarus
25. Susperatus
26. Tasmanocoenis
27. Tigrocercus
28. Tillyardocaenis
29. Trichocaenis
30. Wundacaenis

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mayfly: Caenidae Angler's Curses . December 27, 2014.
2. https://www.gbif.org/species/7869 Global Biodiversity Information Facility: Family Caenidae