Melanemerella is a genus of mayfly belonging to Ephemerelloidea. It is endemic to Brazil, and is the only member of the family Melanemerellidae.[1][2]

Melanemerella
Nymph of Melanemerella brasiliana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Ephemeroptera
Family: Melanemerellidae
Genus: Melanemerella
Ulmer, 1920
Type species
Melanemerella brasiliana
Ulmer, 1920

References

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  1. ^ Molineri, Carlos; Domínguez, Eduardo (June 2003). "Nymph and egg of Melanemerella brasiliana (Ephemeroptera:Ephemerelloidea:Melanemerellidae), with comments on its systematic position and the higher classification of Ephemerelloidea". Journal of the North American Benthological Society. 22 (2): 263–275. doi:10.2307/1467997. hdl:11336/100883. ISSN 0887-3593. JSTOR 1467997. S2CID 84869014.
  2. ^ Silva, Vinícius A.; Mariano, Rodolfo (2017-06-24). "New record and distribution extension of Melanemerella brasiliana (Ulmer, 1920) (Ephemeroptera: Melanemerellidae) from Bahia, Brazil". Check List. 13 (3): 2155. doi:10.15560/13.3.2155. ISSN 1809-127X.