Clunio is a genus of non-biting midges in the subfamily Orthocladiinae of the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). All species in the genus are marine. They are found in the intertidal zone of many coasts worldwide. The species Clunio marinus is a long-standing model system in chronobiology and its genome has been sequenced. Clunio species can be dispersed widely by hitch-hiking on sea turtles, feeding on algae growing on their carapace.
Species The following species are recognized by the World Register of Marine Species, with some additional species recognized by the Catalogue of Life (marked with C): Clunio adriaticus Schiner, 1856 Clunio africanus Hesse, 1937 Clunio aquilonius Tokunaga, 1938 Clunio balticus Heimbach, 1978 Clunio boudouresquei Moubayed-Breil, 2019 C Clunio brasiliensis Oliviera, 1950 Clunio brevis Stone & Wirth, 1947 Clunio californiensis Hashimoto, 1974 Clunio chilensis Paggi, 1985 C Clunio fuscipennis Wirth, 1952 Clunio gerlachi Saether, 2004 C Clunio jonesi Sæther & Andersen, 2011 Clunio littoralis Stone & Wirth, 1947 Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855 Clunio marshalli Stone & Wirth, 1947 Clunio martini Hashimoto, 1973 Clunio minor Tokunaga, 1933 C Clunio pacificus Edwards, 1926 Clunio ponticus Michailova, 1980 Clunio purpureus Hashimoto, 1962 Clunio schmitti Stone & Wirth, 1947 Clunio setoensis Tokunaga, 1933 Clunio takahashii Tokunaga, 1938 Clunio tsushimensis Tokunaga, 1933 Clunio tuthilli Tokunaga, 1964 Clunio vagans Stone & Wirth, 1947 Clunio vagansmensis Stone & Wirth C Clunio virginianus Paggi, 1985 C References