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Potamanthus luteus

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Potamanthus luteus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Potamanthidae
Genus: Potamanthus
Species:
P. luteus
Binomial name
Potamanthus luteus
(Linnaeus, 1767)

Potamanthus luteus is a species of hacklegilled burrower mayfly in the family Potamanthidae.[1][2][3] It is or was found principally on the Rivers Usk and Wye in the UK; in the Usk it may have become extinct and in the Wye it has suffered a population crash.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Potamanthus luteus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  2. ^ "Potamanthus luteus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  3. ^ "Potamanthus luteus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  4. ^ "Potamanthus luteus (Yellow mayfly)". www.riverflies.org. Retrieved 2021-10-06.[dead link]

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