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Chironomidae
Chironomidae, non-biting midges or bloodworms, is a large Diptera fly family with ~7,500 species whose hemoglobin-rich aquatic larvae dominate freshwater benthos and serve as bioindicators and paleoclimate archives.
Chironomus
Chironomus, established in 1803, is a genus of non-biting midges whose blood-red, tube-dwelling larvae live in low-oxygen lake sediments and serve as water-quality indicators and toxicology test organisms.
Tanytarsus
Tanytarsus is a large genus of non-biting midges with about 355 species, whose larvae live in freshwater and whose remains in lake sediments are widely used to reconstruct past temperatures and oxygen conditions.