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13 Cards in this Set
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key characteristic of Ephemeroptera?
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having three cercus
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what are the sub orders of Ephemeroptera?
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Rectracheata
Setisura Pisciforma |
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what are the families in Rectracheata?
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Baetiscidae
Caenidae Ephemeridae Ephemerellidae |
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What are the families in the suborder Setisura?
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Heptageniidae
Isonychiidae |
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What are the families in the suborder Pisciforma?
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Baetidae
Leptohlebiidae Metretopodidae |
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what is the key characteristic of Baetiscidae?
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A large mesonotal shield
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what is the key characteristic of the family caenidae?
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square, oberculate gills on abdomen segment 2
notum fused for most wing pads |
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what is the key characteristic for the family Ephemeridae?
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Mandibulate tusk that twist out
long filimentous gills |
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what is the key characteristic of the family Ephemerellidae?
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their abdomen is spiny looking.
lamellate or operculate (plates) gills on segments 3-7, 4-7, but NEVER ON 2! |
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what is the key characteristic of Isonychiidae?
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long fringe of setea on their forelegs
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what is the key characteristic of the family Leptophlebiidae?
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double forked or fingered fleshly gills on segments 2-6 of the abdomen
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where do Leptophlebiidae live?
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protected, well oxygenated areas of small to medium rivers
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what is the key characteristic of the family Metretopodidae?
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bificate (split) front tarsal claw
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