First record of Lopescladius Oliveira, 1967 (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) in the Piranhas-Açu River basin, Brazil, with ecological notes on its habitat use | Zendy

Rafaela Lima de Farias | Zendy; Thuanny Fernanda Braga Alencar | Zendy; Elvio Sérgio Figueredo Medeiros | Zendy

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First record of Lopescladius Oliveira, 1967 (Chironomidae: Orthocladiinae) in the Piranhas-Açu River basin, Brazil, with ecological notes on its habitat use

Author(s) -

Rafaela Lima de Farias,

Thuanny Fernanda Braga Alencar,

Elvio Sérgio Figueredo Medeiros

Publication year - 2015

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/11.1.1554

Subject(s) - chironomidae , genus , drainage basin , ecology , fauna , habitat , streams , river ecosystem , geography , structural basin , anthropocene , biology , paleontology , larva , computer network , cartography , computer science

The present study describes a new site of occurrence for the genus Lopescladius in Brazil and reports the first record for the Piranhas-Acu River basin, in the state of Rio Grande do Norte, northeastern Brazil. This new occurrence expands the distribution of the genus and adds to the knowledge of the chironomid fauna. The presence of this genus in an intermittent stream highlights the importance of future research on this type of aquatic system as well as ecological aspects related to Lopescladius .

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