Sources for Live Chironomid Laboratory Cultures
This new page is intended as a resource for researchers requiring live cultures of reared chironomids, either for bioassay, toxicology or other biological work. Please let the webmaster know if you maintain a live culture of chironomids (particularly the species), your contact information, and if you know of other researchers, labs or institutions that maintain breeding colonies. Thank you for your participation!
| Species cultured | Date submitted | Currently available? | Life stages available, additional notes | Contact Information and Address |
| Chironomus riparius; Chironomus piger |
06 Oct 2010 | Yes | All life stages are available, we currently have six populations of C. riparius from various European countries; all of them are checked for genetic variability with microsatellite markers. |
Dr. Carsten Nowak. Senckenberg Research Institute, Conservation Research Section, Clamecystrasse 12, 63571 Gelnhausen, Germany. |
| Chironomus riparius; Chironomus dilutus |
02 May 2008 | Yes | Eggs (C. riparius and C. dilutus) and larvae (C. dilutus) | Environmental Consulting and Testing, Inc. Steven H. Poirier 1423 N. 8th St. Superior, WI 54880 USA Tel. ++1 715-392-6635 |
| Chironomus riparius | 11 Nov 2005 | Yes, on a limited basis and when available | Eggs masses; also will exchange material |
Jan Ciborowski Department of Biological Sciences University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario Canada N9B 3P4 Fax: ++1 519 971-3609 |
| Chironomus dilutus | 10 Nov 2004 | Yes | Eggs masses: only for groups establishing their own cultures or using them for
educational purposes, NOT for organizations with EPA work assignment contracts or laboratories which have immediate need to load bio-assays. |
Frank Whiteman Mid-Continent Ecology Division USEPA 6201 Congdon Blvd Duluth, MN 55804 USA 218 529-5185 |
| Chironomus riparius | 25 Nov 2004 | Yes | Permanent laboratory culture - all life stages are available. Last crossbreeding was in May 2004. | Dipl.-Ing. Gertraud Wirzinger |
| Chironomus riparius | 27 Oct 2004 | Yes | Eggs masses | Grontmij|AquaSense |
Last updated: Wednesday, 13-Oct-2010 (EB)
