Published December 31, 2001
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Ephemeroptera
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6 Ephemeroptera
The tarsus is usually four or fivesegmented (Peters and Campbell 1991). The transformation of one of two claws into a thickened attachment organ (claw pad) is a characteristic feature found only in ephemeropterans (Figs 3h, 4B). Other adhesive structures are absent.
Notes
Published as part of R. G. Beutel & S. N. Gorb, 2001, Ultrastructure of attachment specializations of hexapods (Arthropoda): evolutionary patterns inferred from a revised ordinal phylogeny, pp. 177-207 in J. Zool. Syst. Evol. Research 39 on page 179, DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0469.2001.00155.x, http://zenodo.org/record/2360323
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- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Ephemeroptera
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References
- Peters, W. L.; Campbell, I. C., 1991: Ephemeroptera (Mayflies). In: CSIRO (ed.), Insects of Australia, Vol. 1. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 279 - 293.