Aquachasma
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Aquachasma
Visual Description
Members of the genus Aquachasma exhibit the characteristic body plan of shore flies (family Ephydridae). Observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset indicate that these flies possess a compact, robust body structure typical of the family.[1] Notable features include prominent, compound eyes and a distinct, sclerotized exoskeleton. The wings are generally clear or lightly patterned, and the legs are adapted for movement on various substrates, consistent with the ecological habits of many ephydrids.[1]
General Information
Aquachasma is an accepted genus within the family Ephydridae.[2] As part of the order Diptera, they are commonly referred to as shore flies. The genus contains multiple described species.[2]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Aquachasma constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- 1 2 Aquachasma. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/11120028. Accessed 2026-07-15.