Clunio marinus

Clunio marinus is a species of non-biting midge in the bloodworm family (Chironomidae). It is found in the intertidal zone of the European Atlantic coast from Spain to Iceland.^[1] The species is a long-standing model system in chronobiology, particularly for circalunar clocks and the evolution of biological clocks.^[2][3][4] Its genome has been sequenced.^[5]

Clunio marinus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Chironomidae
Genus:	Clunio
Species:	C. marinus
Binomial name
Clunio marinus Haliday, 1855