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Cryptochironomus defectus

Insecta - Diptera - Chironomidae

Taxonomy
Chironomus defectus was named by Kieffer (1913). It is extant.

It was recombined as Cryptochironomus defectus by Coope et al. (1961).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1913Chironomus defectus Kieffer
1961Cryptochironomus defectus Coope et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
suborderNematoceraLatreille 1825
familyChironomidaeMacquart 1838
subfamilyChironominaeMacquart 1838
tribeChironominiMacquart 1838
genusCryptochironomusKieffer 1918
speciesdefectus(Kieffer 1913)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available