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Baetiscidae Level 1 Level 2

Baetiscidae

 

Key Characters

Highly distinctive 'shield' formed by enlarged thoracic notum covering abdominal segments 1-5. Gills are beneath the shield.
Tolerance 4
Distribution WA, NV