Chironomus tentans explained

Chironomus tentans is a species in the family Chironomidae ("midges"), in the order Diptera ("flies"). Like several other species of Chironomidae, C. tentans can be cultivated in laboratories, where their quick lifecycle is a benefit. Their larvae make good candidates for toxicity tests.^{[1] [2]}

Further reading

• Benoit, D.A., Sibley, P.K., Juenemann, J.L. and Ankley, G.T. (1997), Chironomus tentans life-cycle test: Design and evaluation for use in assessing toxicity of contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 16: 1165–1176.
• Martinez, E. A., et al. “Morphologic and Growth Responses in Chironomus Tentans to Arsenic Exposure.” Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol. 51, no. 4, Nov. 2006, pp. 529–36. EBSCOhost.
• Savić-Zdravković, Dimitrija, et al. “An Environmentally Relevant Concentration of Titanium Dioxide (TiO 2) Nanoparticles Induces Morphological Changes in the Mouthparts of Chironomus Tentans.” Chemosphere, vol. 211, Nov. 2018, pp. 489–99. EBSCOhost.
• Tang, Guanghui, et al. “Comparison of Gene Expression Profiles in the Aquatic Midge (Chironomus Tentans) Larvae Exposed to Two Major Agricultural Pesticides.” Chemosphere, vol. 194, Mar. 2018, pp. 745–54. EBSCOhost.

Notes and References

1. Muscatello . Jorgelina R. . Liber . Karsten . 16 January 2009 . Accumulation and Chronic Toxicity of Uranium Over Different Life Stages of the Aquatic Invertebrate Chironomus tentans . Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology . en . 57 . 3 . 531–539 . 10.1007/s00244-009-9283-1 . 0090-4341.
2. Kutsenko . Alexey . Svensson . Thomas . Nystedt . Björn . Lundeberg . Joakim . Björk . Petra . Sonnhammer . Erik . Giacomello . Stefania . Visa . Neus . Wieslander . Lars . 2014-09-27 . The Chironomus tentans genome sequence and the organization of the Balbiani ring genes . BMC Genomics . 15 . 1 . 819 . 10.1186/1471-2164-15-819 . 1471-2164 . 4192438 . 25261295 . free .