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Cardiocladius

Kieffer, 1911 [1]

Lauterbornia is a genus of midges in the bloodworm family ( Chironomidae). Members of this genus live in cold water lakes in stenothermal or limited temperature change areas. [2] [3] Lauterbornia coracin is known for inhabiting oligotrophic or nutrient-depleted cold lake waters in the Northern Hemisphere. [3] [4]

References

  1. ^ Kieffer 1911. Bull. Soc. Metz, 27:42.
  2. ^ Adams, William J.; Chapman, Gary; Landis, Wayne G., eds. (1988). Aquatic Toxicology and Hazard Assessment: 10th Volume. ASTM, 1988. pp.  78. ISBN  978-0-8031-0978-0.
  3. ^ a b Bliss, L. C. (1987). Truelove Lowland, Devon Island, Canada A High Arctic Ecosystem. University of Alberta Press. ISBN  978-0-88864-121-2.
  4. ^ Humphries, Carmel (1936). "An investigation of the profundal and sublittoral fauna of Windermere". Journal of Animal Ecology. 5 (1): 29–52. doi: 10.2307/1090. JSTOR  1090.