Major Group: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Caenidae
Genus: Wundacaenis |
Descriptive Features: mesonotum with distinct rounded or angular lobes on anterolateral margins
sternite of abdominal segment 9 triangular with posterior margin truncated
postero-lateral spines on abdomen well developed
gill cover with mesal ridge extending almost to posterior margin
body, legs and gill cover with complex microtrichia
tibiae and tarsi banded
fore femora lacking a well developed transverse row of setae
tarsal claws with <6 basal teeth, hind tarsal claw may have a comb of bristles
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Wundacaenis dostini, damaged specimen |
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Taxonomic Checklist: Species
Wundacaenis angulata Suter
Wundacaenis dostini Suter
Wundacaenis flabellum Suter |
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Distribution: NW WA, NT, Qld, NSW, Vic
Functional Feeding Group: gathering collectors |
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Barramundi Creek, Kakadu NT |
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Information Sources: Suter 1999
Key to Species: Suter 1999
LUCID Key: CSIRO 2001 |
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