Some observations of buccal deformities in chironomid larvae (diptera: chironomidae) from the ciénaga grande de santa marta, colombia

The mouthpart deformities of chironomid larvae are considered as indicators ofenvironmental stress caused by water pollution such as heavy metals, pesticides, butas well by organic contamination. In the present study larvae from the side channelsof the Ciénaga Grande de Santa Marta were investigated...