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Species of fly From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Drosophila mauritiana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
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[1] | |
Synonyms | |
Drosophila (Sophophora) mauritiana |
The Mariner transposon Mos1 (for Mosaic element) was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana.[2]
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