Cricotopus nostocicola

Cricotopus nostocicola

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Chironomidae

Nostoc parmelioides is a species of cyanobacterium in the family Nostocaceae. It is notable for its symbiosis with a midge larva, Cricotopus nostocicola.

Distribution

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Sources and credits

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