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Clinotanypus
Sign in to savethumb | right Clinotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This genus has a worldwide distribution and inhabit sediments of ponds, lakes and rivers. It is rare to find these midges in Central America.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Collections
- AM, OMNH, INHS
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Tanypodinae
- Image
- Clinotanypus nervosus.jpg
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thumb | right Clinotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This genus has a worldwide distribution and inhabit sediments of ponds, lakes and rivers. It is rare to find these midges in Central America.
==Species== Clinotanypus brasiliensis Clinotanypus sallesi
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