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]
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Genus: | Cardiocladius Kieffer, 1911[1]
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References
edit- ^ Kieffer 1911. Bull. Soc. Metz, 27:42.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Humphries, Carmel (1936). "An investigation of the profundal and sublittoral fauna of Windermere". Journal of Animal Ecology. 5 (1): 29–52. Bibcode:1936JAnEc...5...29H. doi:10.2307/1090. JSTOR 1090.