Bradysia nigrispina

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Bradysia nigrispina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciaridae
Genus: Bradysia
Species:
B. nigrispina
Binomial name
Bradysia nigrispina
Menzel et al., 2006

Bradysia nigrispina is a species of fungus gnat found in the British Isles. [1]

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References

  1. Menzel, Frank; Smith, Jane E.; Chandler, Peter J. (2006). "The sciarid fauna of the British Isles (Diptera: Sciaridae), including descriptions of six new species". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 146 (1): 1–147. doi: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2006.00190.x . ISSN   0024-4082.

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