Micronectidae
| Micronectidae | |
|---|---|
| Micronecta scholtzi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hemiptera |
| Suborder: | Heteroptera |
| Infraorder: | Nepomorpha |
| Family: | Micronectidae Jaczewski, 1924 |
| Subfamilies and generaa | |
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Micronectidae is a family of water boatmen often referred to as pygmy water boatmen. They were originally classified as a subfamily under Corixidae but were raised to family level by Nieser (2002).
There are two subfamilies, Micronectinae with six genera and Synaptogobiinae with one genus.