Lesser Small Minnow Mayfly

Acentrella insignificans (Baetis insignificans)

General Status Rank: 
Secure
Common Name: 
Lesser Small Minnow Mayfly
Scientific Name: 
Acentrella insignificans (Baetis insignificans)
Synonyms: 
Baetis insignificans
Naming References: 
A359
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Mayfly
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Ephemeroptera
Family: 
Baetidae
Distribution

Number of Occurrences

Insufficient survey effort. Data: Rempel & Gill 2011 (69 specimens from 4 localities: Chick Creek, RPR-075, RPR-117, South Snafu Creek; NT:Martin R. (16), unnamedMacTrib (2), S.Snafu Creek (2), Chick Creek (8), NT:unnamedMacTrib (1)
References: 
A346
H329
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Secure
Status Rank Description: 
Synonyms = Baetis insignificans (ITIS) ;; General Status rank in 2013 (by Colin Curry) = 5 = undetermined ;; Ref = Moore, J.W. 1977 Some factors effecting algal consumption in subarctic Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Simuliidae. Oecologia.27: 261-273 ; Widespread but not tto common
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft ranks by Colin Curry for the National General Status Ranking Program (2013); modified from undetermined to secure based on Giberson 2017
Last Updated: 
June 2, 2018

References

Naming

  • McCafferty, W.P., and R.P. Randolph (1998) Canada mayflies: a faunistic compendium. Proc. Of the Ent. Soc. Of Ontario 129: 47-97 - A359 Return

Number of Occurrences

  • Moore, J.W. (1977) Some Factors Effecting Algal Consumption in Subarctic Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Simuliidae. Oecologia (Berl.) 27:261-273 - A346 Return
  • Giberson. D. (2017) How valid are old species lists? How archived samples can be used to update Ephemeroptera biodiversity information for Northern Canada.. Can Entomologist https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/how-valid-are-old-species-lists-how-archived-samples-can-be-used-to-update-ephemeroptera-biodiversity-information-for-northern-canada/F420368A7A35D60EDF6A5EB7826F1BA6 - H329 Return