Drosophila melanogaster species group

The Drosophila melanogaster species group belongs to the subgenus Sophophora and contains 10 subgroups.[1][2] The phylogeny in this species group is poorly known despite many studies covering many of the species subgroups. The most likely explanation is that the various subgroups diverged from each other in a relatively short evolutionary time frame. Three subgroups have not yet been investigated in molecular studies, and their position in the phylogeny is unclear. The suzukii subgroup is paraphyletic as D. lucipennis is systematically placed within the elegans subgroup.

 melanogaster  species  subgroup

 flavohirta  species  subgroup

 takahashii and suzukii  species  subgroup

 eugracilis  species  subgroup

 ficusphila  species  subgroup

 elegans  species  subgroup

 rhopaloa  species  subgroup

Drosophila melanogangster species group
Scientific classification
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Species group:
melanogaster
species subgroups
  • denticulata
  • elegans
  • eugracilis
  • ficusphila
  • flavohirta
  • longissima
  • melanogaster
  • rhopaloa
  • suzukii
  • takahashii

Species subgroups:

  • D. denticulata species subgroup
  • D. elegans species subgroup
  • D. eugracilis species subgroup
  • D. ficusphila species subgroup
  • D. flavohirta species subgroup
  • D. longissima species subgroup
  • D. melanogaster species subgroup
  • D. rhopaloa species subgroup
  • D. suzukii species subgroup
  • D. takahashii species subgroup

References

  1. Bächli, G. (1999-2010). TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae. Available at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. Da Lage, J.-L., Kergoat, G. J., Maczkowiak, F., Silvain, J.-F., Cariou, M.-L. & Lachaise, D. (2007). A phylogeny of Drosophilidae using the Amyrel gene: questioning the Drosophila melanogaster species group boundaries. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 45, 47–63.
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