| Drosophila mauritiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Subgenus: | Sophophora |
| Species group: | melanogaster |
| Species subgroup: | melanogaster |
| Species complex: | simulans |
| Species: | D. mauritiana |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila mauritiana Tsacas & David, 1974 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Drosophila (Sophophora) mauritiana | |
Drosophila mauritiana is a species of fly, belonging to the family Drosophilidae. It belongs to the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup. It is found in Mauritius.
The Mariner transposon Mos1 (for Mosaic element) was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana.
See also
References
- Tsacas L. and David J., 1974: Drosophila mauritiana n. sp. du groupe melanogaster de l’Ile Maurice. Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France, 79, pages 42–46
- Discovery of the transposable element mariner. D.L. Hartl, Genetics, 157 (2001), pages 471–476, PMC 1461507
External links
Media related to Drosophila mauritiana at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Drosophila mauritiana at Wikispecies- "Drosophila mauritiana". The Encyclopedia of Life.
- Drosophila mauritiana at insectoid.info
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| Drosophila mauritiana | |
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