Chironomus Meigen 1803
Genus Chironomus Meigen, 1803 One of the most species-rich and common chironomid genera, with ~300 described species from all zoogeographical regions except Antarctica. The larvae graze on detritus or are filter-feeders, predominantly in soft sediments of standing water, rarely in flowing water (Epler et al. 2013).
Institutions
- Universidad Autónoma de Chiriquí (PA)
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2025-03-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15224185
- Primary Topic
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00