First record of Chironomus inquinatus larvae Correia, Trivinho-Strixino & Michailova (Diptera, Chironomidae) living on the shell of the side-necked turtle Phrynops geoffroanus Schweigger (Testudines, Chelidae);Primeiro registro de larvas de Chironomus inquinatus Correia, Trivinho-Strixino & Michailova (Diptera, Chironomidae) vivendo no casco do cágado Phrynopsgeoffroanus Schweigger (Testudines, Chelidae) na região Neotropical

Biota Neotropica

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 201-203

  Marques, Thiago Simon ^a   Ferronato, Bruno de Oliveira ^a   Guardia, Isabela ^a   Longo, Ana Luiza Bonfin ^a   Trivinho Strixino, Susana ^b   Bertoluci, Jaime ^a   Verdade, Luciano Martins ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diptera larvae; Dispersal; Freshwater turtle; Polluted river

Indexed keywords

CHELIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; DIPTERA; PHRYNOPS GEOFFROANUS; PLEURODIRA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 64549157503     PISSN: 16786424     EISSN: 16760611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1676-06032008000400019     Document Type: Article

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