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Ephemeridae

Index Ephemeridae

Ephemeridae is a family of mayflies with about 150 described species found throughout the world except Australia and Oceania. [1]

19 relations: Animal, Arthropod, Australia, Carnivore, Ephemera (mayfly), Ephemeroidea, George McGavin, Hexagenia, Insect, Litobrancha, Mayfly, Nymph (biology), Oceania, Pentagenia, Predation, Scavenger, Schistonota, Silt, Wing.

Animal

Animals are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that form the biological kingdom Animalia.

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Arthropod

An arthropod (from Greek ἄρθρον arthron, "joint" and πούς pous, "foot") is an invertebrate animal having an exoskeleton (external skeleton), a segmented body, and paired jointed appendages.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Carnivore

A carnivore, meaning "meat eater" (Latin, caro, genitive carnis, meaning "meat" or "flesh" and vorare meaning "to devour"), is an organism that derives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting mainly or exclusively of animal tissue, whether through predation or scavenging.

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Ephemera (mayfly)

Ephemera is a genus of mayfly in family Ephemeridae.

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Ephemeroidea

Ephemeroidea is a superfamily of mayflies.

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George McGavin

George C. McGavin is a British entomologist, author, academic, television presenter and explorer.

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Hexagenia

Hexagenia is a genus of mayfly in the family Ephemeridae, the common burrower mayflies.

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Insect

Insects or Insecta (from Latin insectum) are hexapod invertebrates and the largest group within the arthropod phylum.

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Litobrancha

Litobrancha is a genus of common burrower mayflies in the family Ephemeridae.

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Mayfly

Mayflies (also known as Canadian soldiers in the United States, and as shadflies or fishflies in Canada and the upper Midwestern U.S.; also up-winged flies in the United Kingdom) are aquatic insects belonging to the order Ephemeroptera.

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Nymph (biology)

In biology, a nymph is the immature form of some invertebrates, particularly insects, which undergoes gradual metamorphosis (hemimetabolism) before reaching its adult stage.

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Oceania

Oceania is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia.

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Pentagenia

Pentagenia, similar to Hexagenia, is a genus of insect in the family Ephemeridae, commonly referred to as burrowing mayflies.

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Predation

Predation is a biological interaction where a predator (a hunting animal) kills and eats its prey (the organism that is attacked).

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Scavenger

Scavenging is both a carnivorous and a herbivorous feeding behavior in which the scavenger feeds on dead animal and plant material present in its habitat.

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Schistonota

Schistonota is a suborder of mayflies.

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Silt

Silt is granular material of a size between sand and clay, whose mineral origin is quartz and feldspar.

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Wing

A wing is a type of fin that produces lift, while moving through air or some other fluid.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ephemeridae

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