Arctopelopia Explained

Arctopelopia is a genus of non-biting midges of the bloodworm family Chironomidae.[1] The adipose tissue of the larvae of species in this genus are the host of Coccospora micrococcus, a microsporidium.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Kreiling AK, Govoni DP, Pálsson S, Ólafsson JS, Kristjánsson BK . Invertebrate communities in springs across a gradient in thermal regimes . PLOS ONE . 17 . 5 . e0264501 . 2022-05-05 . 35511881 . 9070909 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0264501 . 2022PLoSO..1764501K . free .
  2. Bylén EK, Larsson JR . 1994-08-01 . Ultrastructural Study and Redescription of Coccospora micrococcus(Léger & Hesse, 1921) Kudo, 1925 (Microspora, Thelohaniidae), a Parasite of Midge Larvae of the Genus Arctopelopia sp. (Diptera, Chironomidae) in Sweden . Archiv für Protistenkunde . en . 144 . 3 . 271–282 . 10.1016/S0003-9365(11)80138-7 . 0003-9365.

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