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Coelopidae
thumb|Kelp flies on a flatfish. The Coelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae flies (order Diptera), they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, although both terms are used for a number of seashore Diptera. Fewer than 40 species occur worldwide. The family is found in temperate areas, with species occurring in the southern Afrotropical, Holarctic, and Australasian (which has the most species) regions.
Species
kelp-flies
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyCoelopidae
Habitatmarine
via GBIF
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Family characteristics
- Biology
- Classification
- Other
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
- Identification
- Species lists
thumb|Kelp flies on a flatfish. The Coelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae flies (order Diptera), they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, although both terms are used for a number of seashore Diptera. Fewer than 40 species occur worldwide. The family is found in temperate areas, with species occurring in the southern Afrotropical, Holarctic, and Australasian (which has the most species) regions.
thumb|230px|left|Coelopa frigida morphology