Acanthametropus pecatonica, the Pecatonica River mayfly, is a species of mayfly in the family Acanthametropodidae. It is endemic to the Pecatonica River of Wisconsin and Illinois, with populations observed in South Carolina and Georgia.[2][3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Ephemeroptera |
| Family: | Acanthametropodidae |
| Genus: | Acanthametropus |
| Species: | †A. pecatonica
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| Binomial name | |
| †Acanthametropus pecatonica Burks, 1953
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Acanthametropus pecatonica was considered extinct after 1927, but was rediscovered in 1987, about 60 years after it was considered lost.[5] It has been found in at least five counties of Wisconsin,[6] and historically at locations in Illinois, South Carolina, and Georgia.[3][7]
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Acanthametropus pecatonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T82A13082860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T82A13082860.en. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- ^ "Acanthametropus pecatonica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ a b "Acanthametropus pecatonica". GBIF. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ "Mayfly Central". Retrieved February 20, 2019.
- ^ Lillie, Richard A.; Schmude, Kurt L.; Hilsenhoff, William L. (1987). "Rediscovery of Acanthametropus Pecatonica in the Western Great Lakes Region (Ephemeroptera: Siphlonuridae)" (PDF). The Great Lakes Entomologist. 20 (2).
- ^ "Pecatonica River Mayfly (Acanthametropus pecatonica)". Protecting Wisconsin's Biodiversity. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Jacobus, Luke M. (2013). "South Carolina mayflies (Insecta: Ephemeroptera) of Conservation Concern". Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science. 11 (1).
Further reading
edit- Barber-James, H.; Sartori, M.; Gattolliat, J-L.; Webb, J. (2013). "World checklist of freshwater Ephemeroptera species". The Catalogue of Life Partnership. doi:10.15468/wrzznv. Retrieved February 20, 2019 – via GBIF.
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