Goeridae is a family of

caddisflies The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the ...

in the order

Trichoptera The caddisflies, or order Trichoptera, are a group of insects with aquatic larvae and terrestrial adults. There are approximately 14,500 described species, most of which can be divided into the suborders Integripalpia and Annulipalpia on the ...

. There are about 12 genera and at least 160 described species in Goeridae. The

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...

for Goeridae is ''

Goera ''Goera'' is a genus of caddisflies in the family Goeridae. There are at least 120 described species in ''Goera''. The type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name ...

'' J.F. Stephens, 1829.

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