Biology:Nanocladius
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Nanocladius is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Larvae either live commensally on or as parasites of aquatic insects in nymphal stages; hosts include mayflies, stoneflies, dobsonflies, or damselflies.[1] The larvae attach to their hosts by forming silken tubes which they later pupate in. They feed on the hemolymph of their host. [2]
Subgenera
Nanocladius has two subgenera, Nanocladius s. str., and Plecopteracoluthus, erected in 1965.[3] In 1977, Ole A. Sæther suggested the latter be considered a subgenus of Nanocladius.[4]
References
- ↑ Boonsoong, Boonsatien (2016). "Phoretic associations between Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and its hosts Gestroiella (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) and Euphaea masoni (Odonata, Euphaeidae) in streams in Western Thailand". Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 52: 163–169. doi:10.1051/limn/2015025.
- ↑ Jacobsen, Richard E. (1998). "The Symbiotic Relationship of a Chironomid with Its Ephemeropteran Host in an Arizona Mountain Stream". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 71 (4): 426–438. ISSN 0022-8567. https://www.jstor.org/stable/25085859. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
- ↑ Steffan, A.W. (1965-12-01), "Plecopteracoluthus downesi gen. et sp. nov. (Diptera: Chironomidae), a Species Whose Larvae Live Phoretically on Larvae of Plecoptera", The Canadian Entomologist 97 (12): pp. 1323-1344, doi:10.4039/Ent971323-12
- ↑ Fu, Yue; Wang, Xinhua (2009-01-21), "Four new species of Nanocladius Kieffer from Oriental China (Diptera: Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae)", Zootaxa (Magnolia Press) 1985 (1): pp. 43-51, doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1985.1.4
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