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Psectrotanypus
Sign in to savePsectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787) is known to occur in very polluted waters with only few other accompanying species such as Chironomus plumosus.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Psectrotanypus is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to Animalia, insect and arthropod.
Vinony files it under Chironomoidea genera, Psectrotanypus and Taxa named by Jean-Jacques Kieffer.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 95
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Chironomidae
- Collections
- OMNH, CU, UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH, CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY GENOMICS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chironomidae
- Image
- Psectrotanypus dyari P1170500b.jpg
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- taxon name
- Psectrotanypus
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Psectrotanypus
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- Psectrotanypus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Psectrotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. Psectrotanypus varius (Fabricius, 1787) is known to occur in very polluted waters with only few other accompanying species such as Chironomus plumosus.
thumb|Psectrotanypus dyari
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