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Micronectidae
Sign in to saveMicronectidae is a family of water boatmen often referred to as pygmy water boatmen. They were originally classified as a subfamily under Corixidae but were raised to family level by Nieser (2002).
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Micronectidae is a family of water boatmen often referred to as pygmy water boatmen. They were originally classified as a subfamily under Corixidae but were raised to family level by Nieser (2002).
There are two subfamilies, Micronectinae with six genera and Synaptogobiinae with one genus.
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