Chromosome analysis of chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) – obligatory miners of freshwater sponges (Porifera)

Karyotypic characteristics of the chironomids Demeijerea rufipes (Linnaeus, 1761) and Xenochironomus sp., obligatory miners of freshwater sponges, are considered. The karyotype of Xenochironomus sp. is described for the first time. It is assumed that the ordered spatial organization of chromosomes...

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Main Author: N Durnova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-08-01
Series:Comparative Cytogenetics
Online Access:http://compcytogen.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1672