Smittia
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https://doi.org/ 10.1080/00222933.2017.1395092 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B30957-4665-FB3F-DBA3-FF7CC6BAFDE3 |
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Felipe |
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Smittia |
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14. Smittia View in CoL . Animals were found in newly formed puddles with a clay bottom. Dominant species belongs to soil chironomid Smittia , in addition soil species P. brevinervis and M. gr. fuscipes were found.
Euryhaline macrobenthic communities
Specimens are associated with penetration of sea water into reservoirs. For instance, in shallow lagoon habitats, usually separated from the sea with a shaft of pebble deposits partially flooded at high tide. The salinity varies from 2 to 15 ppt. Two dominant types of communities were recorded:
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