Fucellia maritima is a Palearctic and Nearctic species of kelp fly in the family Anthomyiidae.[2] Adults are found in large numbers from March to September on the British Isles coast. The species is particularly attracted to Fucus sp. and Laminaria sp. seaweed.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Anthomyiidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthomyiinae |
| Tribe: | Anthomyini |
| Genus: | Fucellia |
| Species: | F. maritima
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References
edit- ^ Haliday, A. (1838). XXII.—New British insects indicated in Mr. Curtis's guide. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 2(9): 183-190. online at [1]
- ^ Aldrich, J.M. 1918. The kelp-flies of North America (genus Fucellia, family Anthomyidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th series 8, 157–159
- ^ Egglishaw, H. J. 1960. The life-history of Fucellia maritima (Haliday) (Diptera, Muscidae). Entomologist 93, 225–31.
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