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Chironomus
Chironomus is a genus of nonbiting midges in the subfamily Chironominae of the bloodworm family, Chironomidae, containing several cryptic species that can only be distinguished by experts based on the characteristics of their giant chromosomes.
In the early 20th century the name Tendipes Meigen, 1800 was often used instead. In 1963 the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature restored the traditional name Chironomus, which was first published in 1803 by Johann Wilhelm Meigen.
35 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Chironomus
subgenusChironomus
Chaetolabis
subgenusChaetolabis
Camptochironomus
subgenusCamptochironomus
Lobochironomus
subgenusLobochironomus
Chironomus callichirus
speciesChironomus callichirus
Chironomus atrella
speciesChironomus atrella
Chironomus incertipenis
speciesChironomus incertipenis
Chironomus longistylus
speciesChironomus longistylus
Chironomus acerbus
speciesChironomus acerbus
Chironomus pauciplumatus
speciesChironomus pauciplumatus
Chironomus forsythi
speciesChironomus forsythi
Chironomus spilopterus
speciesChironomus spilopterus
Chironomus speciosus
speciesChironomus speciosus
Chironomus spitzbergensis
speciesChironomus spitzbergensis
Chironomus sparganiicola
speciesChironomus sparganiicola
Chironomus sparganii
speciesChironomus sparganii
Chironomus brunneus
speciesChironomus brunneus
Chironomus caffrarius
speciesChironomus caffrarius
Chironomus linearis
speciesChironomus linearis
Chironomus paulfreemani
speciesChironomus paulfreemani
Chironomus peringueyi
speciesChironomus peringueyi
Chironomus pulcher
speciesChironomus pulcher
Chironomus satchelli
speciesChironomus satchelli
Chironomus seydeli
speciesChironomus seydeli
Chironomus tetraleucus
speciesChironomus tetraleucus
Chironomus nigrocaudatus
speciesChironomus nigrocaudatus
Chironomus bicoloris
speciesChironomus bicoloris
Chironomus acidophilus
speciesChironomus acidophilus
Chironomus sulfurosus
speciesChironomus sulfurosus
Chironomus acerbiphilus
speciesChironomus acerbiphilus
Chironomus solicitus
speciesChironomus solicitus
Chironomus lugens
speciesChironomus lugens
Chironomus leucochlorus
speciesChironomus leucochlorus
Chironomus lobaticeps
speciesChironomus lobaticeps
Chironomus crassiforceps
speciesChironomus crassiforceps
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 129409.