Janitor Micro Midge

Microtendipes pedellus

General Status Rank: 
Undetermined
Common Name: 
Janitor Micro Midge
Scientific Name: 
Microtendipes pedellus
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Taxonomy
Group: 
Fly (Chironomid Midge)
Kingdom: 
Animalia
Phylum: 
Arthropoda
Class: 
Insecta
Order: 
Diptera
Family: 
Chironomidae
Distribution

Distribution

Widespread in Canada.
Score: 
G

Number of Occurrences

Widespread in Canada.
Score: 
E
General Status Rank
Rank: 
Undetermined
Status Rank Description: 
Lentic and lotic habitats (Bracken and Murray, 1973; Miyazaki and Lehmkuhl, 2011; Hudson et al., 1990).
S Rank: 
SU
Decision Process Description: 
Draft rank by Armin Namayandeh (2019), contract with ECCC, reviewed by SC, ENR.
Last Updated: 
November 3, 2021

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