Dictya atlantica

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Dictya atlantica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciomyzidae
Genus: Dictya
Species:
D. atlantica
Binomial name
Dictya atlantica
Steyskal, 1954

Dictya atlantica is a species of marsh fly in the family Sciomyzidae. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Dictya atlantica Species Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "Dictya atlantica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

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