Asmeringa
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Ephydridae
- Genus: Asmeringa
Visual Description
Based on observations of Asmeringa specimens from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, these flies exhibit a small, robust body form typical of many shore flies.[1] They typically possess a dark, often brownish or greyish coloration, which may provide camouflage in their coastal or saline habitats.[1] The wings are generally clear or slightly infuscated, and the eyes are prominent relative to the head size.[1]
Ecology and Interactions
Asmeringa is a genus within the family Ephydridae, commonly known as shore flies.[2] Members of this genus have been documented in biotic interactions, such as Asmeringa senegalensis interacting with the fungus Stigmatomyces giordanii.[3]
Gallery
References
- 1 2 3 4 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Ephydridae / Asmeringa constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Asmeringa Becker, 1903. GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1620152. Accessed 2026-07-15.
- ↑ Asmeringa. Global Biotic Interactions. https://www.globalbioticinteractions.org/?targetTaxon=Asmeringa. Accessed 2026-07-14.