Halovelia Bergroth, 1893
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https://doi.org/ 10.26107/RBZ-2023-0035 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D962AC1C-4893-4E4E-AA31-D659A8D5F786 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/151E9700-FC63-FFB4-FECA-618BBA98F7D7 |
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Felipe |
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Halovelia Bergroth, 1893 |
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Genus Halovelia Bergroth, 1893 View in CoL
The Veliidae is a large family with 57 known genera and more than 800 described species worldwide. It is a family of small aquatic bugs with most adults measuring less than 3 mm in body length. Most are found in freshwater. Halovelia is an exclusively marine genus with more than 50 described species, commonly found among intertidal rock pools around tropical islands ( Andersen, 1989).
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