Parydra | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Ephydridae |
Subfamily: | Ephydrinae |
Tribe: | Parydrini |
Genus: | Parydra Stenhammar, 1844 [1] |
Parydra is a genus of shore flies in the family Ephydridae. There are at least 70 described species in Parydra. [2] [3] [4] [5]
These 76 species belong to the genus Parydra:
Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5]
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