Thalassomya is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
midge
A midge is any small fly, including species in several family (biology), families of non-mosquito nematoceran Diptera. Midges are found (seasonally or otherwise) on practically every land area outside permanently arid deserts and the frigid ...
s in the non-biting midge
family
Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...
(
Chironomidae
Chironomidae , commonly known as non-biting midges or chironomids , are a family of Nematoceran flies with a global distribution. They are closely related to the families Ceratopogonidae, Simuliidae, and Thaumaleidae. Although many chironomid ...
).
Species
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T. africana''
Edwards, 1926
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T. bureni''
Wirth, 1949
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T. frauenfeldi''
Schiner, 1856
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T. gutae''
De Oliveira, Da Silva, & Trivinho-Strixino, 2013[De Oliveira, C. S. N., Da Silva, F. L., & Trivinho-Strixino, S. (2013). "''Thalassomya gutae'' sp. n., a new marine chironomid (Diptera: Chironomidae: Telmatogetoninae) from the Brazilian coast." ''Zootaxa'' 3701 (5): 589-595.]
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T. japonica''
Tokunaga & Komyo, 1996
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T. longipes''
Johnson, 1924
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T. maritima''
Wirth, 1947
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T. pilipes''
Edwards, 1928
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T. sabroskyi''
Tokunaga, 1964
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T. setosipennis''
Wirth, 1947
References
Chironomoidea genera
Chironomidae
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