Chironomus tentans
| Chironomus tentans | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| 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[edit]
- ^ Muscatello, Jorgelina R.; Liber, Karsten (16 January 2009). "Accumulation and Chronic Toxicity of Uranium Over Different Life Stages of the Aquatic Invertebrate Chironomus tentans". Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 57 (3): 531–539. doi:10.1007/s00244-009-9283-1. ISSN 0090-4341.
- ^ Kutsenko, Alexey; Svensson, Thomas; Nystedt, Björn; Lundeberg, Joakim; Björk, Petra; Sonnhammer, Erik; Giacomello, Stefania; Visa, Neus; Wieslander, Lars (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. PMC 4192438. PMID 25261295.
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
Media related to Chironomus tentans at Wikimedia Commons
 | This article related to members of the fly family Chironomidae is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |