Chironomus Meigen, 1803
(a genus of non-biting midges)

Interactions where Chironomus is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
adult may be infected by pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids Erynia conica an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Variations in asexual reproduction in species of Entomophthora on aquatic insects, Descals, E., Webster, J., Ladle, M. & Bas, J.A.B., 1981
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Erynia conica/Erynia conicaan entomophagous funguspure white to grey or rarely green, shaggyrhizoids Animal / pathogen /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Chironomidae/Chironomus/Chironomusa genus of non-biting midgesadult pure white to grey or rarely green, shaggy rhizoids infects adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Descals, E., Webster, J., Ladle, M. & Bas, J.A.B., 1981Variations in asexual reproduction in species of Entomophthora on aquatic insectsTBMS Vol 77 (1): 85-102.

Chironomus (a genus of non-biting midges) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chironomus (a genus of non-biting midges) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusChironomus (a genus of non-biting midges)
FamilyCHIRONOMIDAE (non-biting midges)
SuperfamilyCHIRONOMOIDEA (biting, non-biting & trickle midges, blackflies)
InfraorderCulicomorpha (mosquitoes, gnats, midges & blackflies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Chironomus (a genus of non-biting midges) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chironomus (a genus of non-biting midges):

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