Biology:Sophophora
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Short description: Subgenus of flies
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| A male Drosophila melanogaster fly | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Subfamily: | Drosophilinae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Subgenus: | Sophophora Sturtevant, 1939 |
| Type species | |
| Drosophila melanogaster Meigen, 1830
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The paraphyletic subgenus Sophophora of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939.[1] It contains the best-known drosophilid species, Drosophila melanogaster. Sophophora translates as carrier (phora) of wisdom (sophos). The subgenus is paraphyletic because the genus Lordiphosa[2][3] and the species Hirtodrosophila duncani[4][5] are also placed within this subgenus.
Phylogeny
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Currently, 10 species groups are recognized, in two main groups, the New World and the Old World[5][6][7]
Old World:
- melanogaster species group (65 species, including D. melanogaster and D. simulans)
- montium species group (88)
- ananassae species group (24)
- obscura species group (44)
- dentissima species group (17)
- fima species group (23)
- dispar species group (2)
- settifemur species group (2)
New World:
- saltans species group (21)
- willistoni species group (23)
Unknown:
References
- ↑ , Wikidata Q33744392
- ↑ , Wikidata Q47836653
- ↑ Y.-G. & Toda, M. J., Wikidata Q111288747
- ↑ , Wikidata Q24654259
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 , Wikidata Q34113101
- ↑ Bächli, G. (1999-2010). TaxoDros: The Database on Taxonomy of Drosophilidae. Available at "Welcome to T a x o D r o S". http://taxodros.unizh.ch/.
- ↑ Da Lage, J.-L., Kergoat, G. J., Maczkowiak, F., Silvain, J.-F., Cariou, M.-L. & Lachaise, D., Wikidata Q99965976
Wikidata ☰ Q3715458 entry
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