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Tanypus

Poole, Karen E.

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Tanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanypus. thumb|left|Tanypus in Meigen, Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten thumb

Species

KINGDOM

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderDiptera
  5. FamilyChironomidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
153
With media
59
Family
Chironomidae
Collections
LACM, UAM, KU, RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, NHMUK, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
Recorded in
Germany, United States, Canada, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chironomidae
Image
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taxon name
Tanypus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Tanypus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Tanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the family Chironomidae. There are at least 100 described species in Tanypus. thumb|left|Tanypus in Meigen, Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten thumb

==See also== List of Tanypus species

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