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- Kingdom - Animals - Animalia
  - Phylum - Spiders, Insects, and Crustaceans - Arthropoda
    - Class - Insects - Insecta
      - Order - Mayflies - Ephemeroptera
        
        Family - Ameletid Mayflies - Ameletidae
        
        Species - Swift Comb Minnow Mayfly - Ameletus velox

Swift Comb Minnow Mayfly - Ameletus velox

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Native Species

Global Rank: G4G5
State Rank: SNR

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Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database

Number of Observations: 14

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References

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- Case, Georgia L. 1995. Distribution and abundance of zoobenthos in channel springbrook and hyporheic habitats of an alluvial floodplain. M.S. Thesis. University of Montana. Missoula, MT.
- Gangemi, John Thomas. 1991. Comparative effects of wildfire and timber harvest on periphyton and zoobenthos in two northern Rocky Mountain streams. M.S. Thesis. University of Montana. Missoula, MT.
- Linduska, Joe. 1938. The effect of stream flow on the local distribution of mayfly nymphs (Insecta: Ephemeroptera)
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Citation for data on this website:
Swift Comb Minnow Mayfly — Ameletus velox. Montana Field Guide. Montana Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved on November 6, 2025, from https://FieldGuide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=IIEPH15300