Biology:Chironomus tentans

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Short description: Species of fly

Chironomus tentans
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae
Genus: Chironomus
Species:
C. tentans
Binomial name
Chironomus tentans
Fabricius 1805

Chironomus tentans is a species in the family Chironomidae ("midges"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). Like several other species of Chironomidae, C. tentans can be cultivated in laboratories, where their quick lifecycle is a benefit. Their larvae make good candidates for toxicity tests.[1][2]

References

  1. Muscatello, Jorgelina R.; Liber, Karsten (16 January 2009). "Accumulation and Chronic Toxicity of Uranium Over Different Life Stages of the Aquatic Invertebrate Chironomus tentans" (in en). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 57 (3): 531–539. doi:10.1007/s00244-009-9283-1. ISSN 0090-4341. http://link.springer.com/10.1007/s00244-009-9283-1. 
  2. Kutsenko, Alexey; Svensson, Thomas; Nystedt, Björn; Lundeberg, Joakim; Björk, Petra; Sonnhammer, Erik; Giacomello, Stefania; Visa, Neus et al. (2014-09-27). "The Chironomus tentans genome sequence and the organization of the Balbiani ring genes". BMC Genomics 15 (1): 819. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-15-819. ISSN 1471-2164. PMID 25261295. 

Further reading

  • Benoit, D.A., Sibley, P.K., Juenemann, J.L. and Ankley, G.T. (1997), Chironomus tentans life-cycle test: Design and evaluation for use in assessing toxicity of contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16: 1165–1176.
  • Martinez, E. A., et al. “Morphologic and Growth Responses in Chironomus Tentans to Arsenic Exposure.” Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 51, no. 4, Nov. 2006, pp. 529–36. EBSCOhost.
  • Savić-Zdravković, Dimitrija, et al. “An Environmentally Relevant Concentration of Titanium Dioxide (TiO 2 ) Nanoparticles Induces Morphological Changes in the Mouthparts of Chironomus Tentans.” Chemosphere, vol. 211, Nov. 2018, pp. 489–99. EBSCOhost.
  • Tang, Guanghui, et al. “Comparison of Gene Expression Profiles in the Aquatic Midge (Chironomus Tentans) Larvae Exposed to Two Major Agricultural Pesticides.” Chemosphere, vol. 194, Mar. 2018, pp. 745–54. EBSCOhost.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q13851178 entry