Clunio marinus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Clunio marinus | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Chironomidae |
| Genus: | Clunio |
| Species: | C. marinus |
| Binomial name | |
| Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855 | |
Clunio marinus is a species of non-biting midge in the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). It is found in the intertidal zone of the European Atlantic coast from Spain to Iceland.[1] The species is a long-standing model system in chronobiology, particularly for circalunar clocks and the evolution of biological clocks.[2][3][4] Its genome has been sequenced.[5]