The Phylogeny of the Ephemerellidae (Ephemeroptera) Based on Molecular and Morphological Data

Authors

Jonathan Osborne, Brigham Young University
Dr. Michael Whiting, Brigham Young University

Keywords

phylogeny, Ephemerellidae, Ephemeroptera

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

Abstract

A prior analysis of the families of Ephemerelloidea, based on 49 morphological characters, supported Ephemerellidae diverging basal to all other Ephemerelloid families (McCafferty and Wang, 2000). The family Ephemerellidae contains twenty genera in two subfamilies (McCafferty and Wang, 2000) and comprises the largest family among the pannote mayflies. Members of this family are distributed throughout Holarctic and Oriental regions.

Recommended Citation

Osborne, Jonathan and Whiting, Dr. Michael (2013) "The Phylogeny of the Ephemerellidae (Ephemeroptera) Based on Molecular and Morphological Data," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1013.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1013