Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Allotriocarida > Subphylum Hexapoda > Class Insecta > Infraclass Pterygota > Order Diptera > Suborder Nematocera > Infraorder Culicomorpha > Superfamily Chironomoidea

Chironomidae

Rank: Family
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Buchonomyiinae
Chironominae
Diamesinae
Orthocladiinae
Podonominae
Prodiamesinae
Tanypodinae
Telmatogetoninae Wirth

Literature

basis of record

Legakis, A. (2001). Insecta, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 323-324

additional source

Grootaert, P.; De Bruyn, L.; De Meyer, M. (1991). Catalogue of the Diptera of Belgium. Studiedocumenten van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen. 70: 338pp.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Chironomidae. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=118100

Pape, Dr Thomas Beuk, Dr Paul. Chironomidae. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/24f4ce63-884c-423d-818a-fe90a3821188

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2004-12-21 by Pape, Dr Thomas Beuk, Dr Paul & by Spies, Martin Saether, Ole A. & by Anastasios Legakis

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