Clunio marinus
| Clunio marinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Nematocera |
| Infraorder: | Culicomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Chironomoidea |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Subfamily: | Orthocladiinae |
| Genus: | Clunio Haliday, 1855 |
| Species: | Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855 |
Clunio marinus is a non-biting midge of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). It is found in the intertidal zone of the European Atlantic Coast from Spain to Iceland.[1] The species is a long standing model system in Chronobiology.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Kaiser, TS; D Neumann; DG Heckel; TU Berendonk (2010). "Strong genetic differentiation and postglacial origin of populations in the marine midge Clunio marinus (Chironomidae, Diptera)". Molecular Ecology 19 (14): 2845–2857. doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2010.04706.x. PMID 20584134.
- ↑ Neumann, D (1966). "Die lunare und tägliche Schlüpfperiodik der Mücke Clunio - Steuerung und Abstimmung auf die Gezeitenperiodik". Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Physiologie 53 (1): 1–61. doi:10.1007/BF00343045.
- ↑ Kaiser, TS; DG Heckel (2012). "Genetic Architecture of Local Adaptation in Lunar and Diurnal Emergence Times of the Marine Midge Clunio marinus (Chironomidae, Diptera)". PLoS One 7 (2): e32092. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0032092. PMID 22384150.