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Gerris
Sign in to saveGerris is an insect genus in the family Gerridae (water striders).
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderHemiptera
- FamilyGerridae
Habitatmarine, freshwater
Observations recorded3,012,139,120
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 750
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Gerridae
- Collections
- LACM, USNM, OMNH, AM, UMNH
- Recorded in
- Germany, United States, Myanmar, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Image
- Water strider - surface tension.jpg
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- taxon name
- Gerris
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Gerris
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- Gerris
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- Species
- Subgenus ''Gerris''
- Subgenus ''Gerriselloides''
- Subgenus ''Macrogerris''
- Mating system
- Former species
- References
Gerris is an insect genus in the family Gerridae (water striders).
==Species== The genus Gerris contains 43 species in 3 subgenera:
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