Drosophila subobscura
Drosophila subobscura | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Drosophilidae |
Genus: | Drosophila |
Subgenus: | Sophophora |
Species group: | D. subobscura species group |
Species: | D. subobscura |
Binomial name | |
Drosophila subobscura Collin, 1936 | |
Drosophila subobscura is a species of fruit flies from the family Drosophilidae. Originally found around the Mediterranean, it has spread to most of Europe and the Near East. It has been introduced into the west coasts of Canada, the United States, and Chile.[1]
Its closest relative is Drosophila madeirensis, found in the Madeira Islands, followed by D. guanche, found in the Canary Islands.[2] These three species form the paraphyletic Drosophila subobscura species group.
References
- ↑ Ayala, Francisco J.; Serra, Luis; Prevosti, Antonio (1989). "A grand experiment in evolution: The Drosophila subobscura colonization of the Americas". Genome. 31: 246–255. doi:10.1139/g89-042.
- ↑ Gao, Jian-jun; Watabe, Hide-aki; Aotsuka, Tadashi; Pang, Jun-Feng; Zhang, Ya-Ping (2007). "Molecular phylogeny of the Drosophila obscura species group, with emphasis on the Old World species". BMC Evolutionary Biology. 7: 87. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-7-87. PMC 1904182. PMID 17555574.
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