Ephemerelloidea Explained

Ephemerelloidea is a superfamily of mayflies in the suborder Pannota. It is a basal group of mayflies with a worldwide distribution. Members of this super-family can be distinguished from those of Caenoidea by the fact that the gills of the nymphs are not filamentous.[1]

The following families are recognised:[2]

Notes and References

  1. Dias, Lucimar G. . Salles, Frederico F. . Francischetti, Cesar N. . Ferreira, Paulo Sérgio F. . 2006 . Key to the genera of Ephemerelloidea (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) from Brazil . Biota Neotropica . 6 . 1 . 10.1590/S1676-06032006000100015 . free .
  2. Web site: Ephemoptera: Mayflies . 2002 . The Tree of Life Web Project . 2015-06-01.

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