Clinotanypus
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| Clinotanypus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Tribe: | Clinotanypodini |
| Genus: | Clinotanypus Kieffer, 1923 |
Clinotanypus is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Tanypodinae of the bloodworm family Chironomidae. This genus has a worldwide distribution and inhabit sediments of ponds, lakes and rivers.[1] It is rare to find these midges in Central America.[2]
