Cinygma

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Cinygma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Heptageniidae
Genus: Cinygma
Eaton, 1885

Cinygma is a genus of mayflies in the family Heptageniidae. Nymphs move sluggishly and are poor swimmers, nearly always clinging to wood or rocks.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Edmunds, George F.; Jensen, Steven; Berner, Lewis (1976). The mayflies of North and Central America. Minneapolis: Univ. of Minnesota Pr. p. 187. ISBN 0816607591.
  • Chinery, Michael (1986). Collins Guide to the Insects of Britain and Western Europe. London: Collins. ISBN 0-00-219170-9.