''Ephemeroidea'' is a
superfamily
SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences into known structural domains, especially into SCOP superfamilies. Domains are functional, str ...
of
mayflies
Mayflies (also known as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern United States, as Canadian soldiers in the American Great Lakes region, and as up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order ...
. Members of this superfamily are found in most parts of the world with the exception of the Arctic, the Antarctic and Australia.
The following families are recognised:
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Behningiidae
Behningiidae is a Family (biology), family of mayfly, mayflies. It is a primitive family; the Nymph (biology), nymphs burrow in the sediment but lack tusks on their mandibles, and the forelegs are not modified for burrowing. The gills are ventral ...
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Ephemeridae
Ephemeridae is a family of mayfly, mayflies with about 150 described species found throughout the world except Australia and Oceania.
Description
Ephemerids are generally quite large mayflies (up to 35 mm) with either two or three very long ...
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Euthyplociidae
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Palingeniidae
Palingeniidae is a family of mayflies, members of which are known as spiny-headed burrowing mayflies. These are generally quite large mayflies with more than four longitudinal cross-veins on their wings. Males have short, wide pronotums and the ...
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Polymitarcyidae
Polymitarcyidae is a family of pale burrower mayflies in the order Ephemeroptera. There are about 10 genera and more than 90 described species in Polymitarcyidae.
Genera
These 10 genera belong to the family Polymitarcyidae:
* '' Asthenopus'' Ea ...
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Potamanthidae
References
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Mayflies