Chironomus tentans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Genus: Chironomus
Species:
C. tentans
Binomial name
Chironomus tentans
Fabricius 1805

Chironomus tentans is a species in the family Chironomidae ("midges"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). Like several other species of Chironomidae, C. tentans can be cultivated in laboratories, where their quick lifecycle is a benefit. Their larvae make good candidates for toxicity tests.[1][2]

References

  1. Muscatello, Jorgelina R.; Liber, Karsten (16 January 2009). "Accumulation and Chronic Toxicity of Uranium Over Different Life Stages of the Aquatic Invertebrate Chironomus tentans". Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 57 (3): 531–539. doi:10.1007/s00244-009-9283-1. ISSN 0090-4341.
  2. Kutsenko, Alexey; Svensson, Thomas; Nystedt, Björn; Lundeberg, Joakim; Björk, Petra; Sonnhammer, Erik; Giacomello, Stefania; Visa, Neus; Wieslander, Lars (2014-09-27). "The Chironomus tentans genome sequence and the organization of the Balbiani ring genes". BMC Genomics. 15 (1): 819. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-819. ISSN 1471-2164. PMC 4192438. PMID 25261295.

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