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査読有り 筆頭著者 責任著者
2020年1月22日

A novel leaf-rolling chironomid, Eukiefferiella endobryonia sp. nov. (Diptera, Chironomidae, Orthocladiinae), highlights the diversity of underwater chironomid tube structures

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研究論文(学術雑誌)
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10.3897/zookeys.906.47834

<jats:p>The non-biting midges, Chironomidae (Diptera), are dominant components of most freshwater ecosystems. Many chironomids construct tubes or cases as larvae out of various materials bound together with silk. The structures of tubes show a wide range of variation, and some are morphologically comparable to those of caddisflies. Herein a new species is described, <jats:italic>Eukiefferiella endobryonia</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold>, which exhibits a very unusual behavior in which it constructs tubes from aquatic mosses. This species’ fourth-instar larvae construct their cases exclusively from the leaves of <jats:italic>Fontinalis</jats:italic> mosses (Hypnales: Fontinalaceae) and exhibit a stereotyped behavior in which they remain attached to the apical shoot of the moss stem. The larvae then pupate within the case. The case of <jats:italic>E. endobryonia</jats:italic><jats:bold>sp. nov.</jats:bold> represents one of only a few examples of chironomid tubes made exclusively out of plants. Based on the species delimitation analyses using the partial COI sequences, together with some morphological and behavioral characteristics, this species is hypothesized to be a member of <jats:italic>devonica</jats:italic> group, and especially may have a close affinity to <jats:italic>E. dittmari</jats:italic> (Lehman). A provisional typology for the diversity of chironomid tube structures is provided, with a summary of different tube structures, which can be used for future research.</jats:p>

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https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.906.47834
共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
コケをめぐる多様な生物間相互作用とその季節消長
共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
コケ食相互作用の多様性:食痕に基づく植食者群集の時代間比較
共同研究・競争的資金等の研究課題
初期の陸上植物と節足動物の相互作用と、昆虫における植食性の進化に伴う形態適応
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  • DOI : 10.3897/zookeys.906.47834
  • ISSN : 1313-2970
  • ISSN : 1313-2989
  • ORCIDのPut Code : 68855979

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