Belgica antarctica(Diptera:Chironomidae),a brachypterous midge endemicto the maritime Antarctic,was first described in 1900.Over more than a century of study,a vast amount of information has been compiled on the speci...Belgica antarctica(Diptera:Chironomidae),a brachypterous midge endemicto the maritime Antarctic,was first described in 1900.Over more than a century of study,a vast amount of information has been compiled on the species(3750000 Google searchresults as of January 10,2021),encompassing its ecology and biology,life cycle and re-production,polytene chromosomes,physiology,biochemistry and,increasingly,omics.In2014,B.antarctica’s genome was sequenced,further boosting research.Certain develop-mental stages can be cultured successfully in the laboratory.Taken together,this wealthof information allows the species to be viewed as a natural model organism for studies ofadaptation and function in extreme environments.展开更多
文摘Belgica antarctica(Diptera:Chironomidae),a brachypterous midge endemicto the maritime Antarctic,was first described in 1900.Over more than a century of study,a vast amount of information has been compiled on the species(3750000 Google searchresults as of January 10,2021),encompassing its ecology and biology,life cycle and re-production,polytene chromosomes,physiology,biochemistry and,increasingly,omics.In2014,B.antarctica’s genome was sequenced,further boosting research.Certain develop-mental stages can be cultured successfully in the laboratory.Taken together,this wealthof information allows the species to be viewed as a natural model organism for studies ofadaptation and function in extreme environments.
