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Issue: Vol. 5311 No. 3: 30 Jun. 2023
Type: Article
Published: 2023-06-30
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5311.3.5
Page range: 405-416
Abstract views: 212
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Larval morphology of Belgica antarctica Jacobs, 1900 (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae) from central part of the maritime Antarctic and deformities found in the larvae

Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 1 Tzar Osvoboditel b.; 1000 Sofia; Bulgaria; Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics of National Academy of Science of Ukraine; 03143 Kyiv; Ukraine
Institute for Evolutionary Ecology; National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine; Lebedeva str. 37; 03143 Kyiv; Ukraine
Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research; Bulgarian Academy of Sciences; 1 Tzar Osvoboditel b.; 1000 Sofia; Bulgaria
National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine; 01601 Kyiv; Ukraine
Diptera Chironomid Antarctica larva morphological signs malformations

Abstract

The larval morphology of the endemic species Belgica antarctica Jacobs, collected in January and February (2022) from six sites of Antarctica, was studied. The mouth apparatus and the parapods of one hundred seventy-six larvae were analyzed. No differences were found in the morphology of these structures between individuals of different sites. However, differences (with the exception of the length of 2nd antennal segment) were estimated in the sizes of the morphological features, as 2023 measurements were made of fifteen kinds of these structures and larval body. Deformities of mentum, mandible, antennal blade and antennal segments in percentage were established in larvae of almost all of the studied sites. The reasons for the differences and deformities are discussed.

 

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