Drosophila
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See also: drosophila
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek δρόσος (drósos, “dew”) + φίλος (phílos, “loving”).
Pronunciation
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- A taxonomic genus within the family Drosophilidae – fruit flies or drosophilas.
- A taxonomic subgenus within the family Drosophilidae – Drosophila (Drosophila).
Hypernyms
[edit]- (species): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Holometabola - superorder; Diptera - order; Brachycera - suborder; Muscomorpha - infraorder; Ephydroidea - superfamily; Drosophilidae - family; Drosophilinae - subfamily; Drosophilini - tribe; Drosophilina - subtribe; Drosophiliti - infratribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Chusqueophila, Dorsilopha, Drosophila, Dudaica, Phloridosa, Psilodorha, Siphlodora, Sophophora - subgenera
- Drosophila funebris - type species; Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (= Drosophila melanogaster), Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans, Drosophila (Sophophora) sechellia, Drosophila (Sophophora) yakuba, Drosophila (Sophophora) erecta, Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae, Drosophila (Sophophora) pseudoobscura, Drosophila (Sophophora) persimilis, Drosophila (Sophophora) willistoni, Drosophila (Drosophila) mojavensis, Drosophila (Drosophila) virilis, Drosophila (Drosophila) grimshawi - species with fully srquenced genomes; Drosophila macrochaetae - selected other species; see
Drosophila on WikispeciesWikispecies for other species.
- Drosophila funebris - type species; Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster (= Drosophila melanogaster), Drosophila (Sophophora) simulans, Drosophila (Sophophora) sechellia, Drosophila (Sophophora) yakuba, Drosophila (Sophophora) erecta, Drosophila (Sophophora) ananassae, Drosophila (Sophophora) pseudoobscura, Drosophila (Sophophora) persimilis, Drosophila (Sophophora) willistoni, Drosophila (Drosophila) mojavensis, Drosophila (Drosophila) virilis, Drosophila (Drosophila) grimshawi - species with fully srquenced genomes; Drosophila macrochaetae - selected other species; see
Derived terms
[edit]- Hirtodrosophila
- Laccodrosophila
- Liodrosophila
- Microdrosophila,
- Mycodrosophila
- Nesiodrosophila
- Paraliodrosophila,
- Paramycodrosophila
- anagrams of Drosophila
References
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Drosophila on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Drosophila (ICZN) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Drosophila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
