''Coelopa'' is a genus of kelp flies in the family

Coelopidae The Coelopidae or kelp flies are a family of Acalyptratae flies (order Diptera), they are sometimes also called seaweed flies, though both terms are used for a number of seashore Diptera. Fewer than 40 species occur worldwide. The family is fo ...

. There are about 14 described species in ''Coelopa''.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus ''Coelopa'': *Subgenus '' Coelopa'' Meigen, 1830 *:'' C. pilipes'' Haliday, 1838 *Subgenus '' Fucomyia'' Haliday, 1837 *:'' C. aequatorialis''

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, 1892 *:'' C. alluaudi'' Séguy, 1941 *:'' C. dasypoda''

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C. frigida ''Coelopa frigida'' is a species of seaweed fly or kelp fly. It is the most widely distributed species of seaweed fly. It can be found on most shorelines in the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Other species of seaweed flies include ''Coelopa nebula ...

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, 1805) (seaweed fly) *:'' C. nebularum'' Aldrich, 1929 *:'' C. orientalis'' Macquart, 1843 *:'' C. stejnegeri'' Aldrich, 1929 *:'' C. ursina'' (

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, 1824) *Subgenus '' Neocoelopa'' Malloch, 1933 *:'' C. vanduzeei''

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Nomen dubium In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application. Zoology In case of a ''nomen dubium'' it may be impossible to determine whether a s ...

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Coelopa frigida

''Coelopa frigida'' is one of the most widely distribute species of

seaweed fly Kelp fly is one common name of species of flies in a number of families of "true flies" or Diptera. They generally feed on stranded and rotting seaweed, particularly kelp in the wrack zone. When conditions are suitable they are very numerous and ...

. This species is found on the shorelines of the temperate Northern Hemisphere. Often confused for the morphologically similar ''

Coelopa nebularum ''Coelopa'' is a genus of kelp flies in the family Coelopidae. There are about 14 described species in ''Coelopa''. Species These 12 species belong to the genus ''Coelopa'': *Subgenus '' Coelopa'' Meigen, 1830 *:'' C. pilipes'' Haliday, 1838 ...

'' and ''

Coelopa pilipes ''Coelopa pilipes'' (common name kelp fly or seaweed fly) is a common European species of kelp fly. It was described by A. H. Haliday in 1838. Their appearance differs greatly from that of other '' Coelopa'' flies. ''C. pilipes'' are especia ...

''. ''C. frigida'' feeds primarily on

seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of ''Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ''Chlorophyta'' (green) macroalgae. Seaweed species such as ke ...

and stay around these habitats.

Species

Coelopa frigida

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