Drosophila mauritiana
Species of fly
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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 | |
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Drosophila (Sophophora) mauritiana | |
The Mariner transposon Mos1 (for Mosaic element) was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana.[2]
