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Species Drosophila melanogaster - Laboratory Fruit Fly

Laboratory fruit fly - Drosophila melanogaster - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Acalyptratae")

Superfamily Ephydroidea

Family Drosophilidae (Vinegar Flies)

Subfamily Drosophilinae

Genus Drosophila

No Taxon ((Sophophora) melanogaster species group)

Species melanogaster (Laboratory Fruit Fly)

Explanation of Names

Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster Meigen 1830

'black-bellied dew-lover'

Internet References

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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 26 December, 2007 - 4:27pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, v belov
Last updated 29 December, 2014 - 4:04am

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