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A novel leaf-rolling chironomid, Eukiefferiella endobryonia sp. nov. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), highlights the diversity of underwater chironomid tube structures

Abstract. The non-biting midges, Chironomidae (Diptera), are dominant components of most freshwater ecosystems. Many chironomids construct tubes or cases as larvae out of various materials bound together with silk. The structures of tubes show a wide range of variation, and some are morphologically...

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Autor principal: Imada, Yume
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6989570/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32021557
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.906.47834