| Cricotopus elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Cricotopus |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Cricotopus elegans Johannsen, 1943 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cricotopus (Cricotopus) elegans | |
Cricotopus elegans is a species of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. It is found in Europe.
It mines in the aquatic Potamogeton.
References
- Mutualism between the midge Cricotopus and the alga Nostoc. EM Brock - Ecology, 1960 - Wiley Online Library
- Biology of certain Chironomidae reared from Potamogeton. CO Berg - Ecological Monographs, 1950
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cricotopus elegans | |
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