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Larvae of Chironomids (Insecta, Diptera) Encountered in the Mantle Cavity of Zebra Mussels, Dreissena polymorpha (Bivalvia, Dreissenidae)
Author(s) -
Mastitsky Sergey E.,
Samoilenko Vera M.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
international review of hydrobiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.524
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1522-2632
pISSN - 1434-2944
DOI - 10.1002/iroh.200410746
Subject(s) - dreissena , zebra mussel , bivalvia , biology , mollusca , larva , benthos , obligate , ecology , mantle (geology) , veliger , zoology , mussel , benthic zone , paleontology
The paper includes data on species composition of chironomid larvae which were encountered in the mantle cavity of zebra mussels ( Dreissena polymorpha ) within 7 waterbodies in the Republic of Belarus. All were found to be free‐living species commonly present in periphyton and/or benthos. A long‐term study of the seasonal dynamics of these larvae in Dreissena did not reveal any typical pattern. Our data suppose that chironomids do not have an obligate association with zebra mussels and possibly enter their mantle cavity inadvertently. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)