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Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster

Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster Meigen, 1830

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Overview

This catalogue identifies the organism as Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster within Drosophila (Sophophora) Sturtevant, 1939. Explore its classification and the evidence currently available for this record below.

Name and catalogue record
Identity
col:8BXCZ
Accepted name
Drosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster

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01 · A place in the living world

Classification

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  1. DomainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. KingdomAnimalia
  3. PhylumArthropoda
  4. SubphylumHexapoda
  5. ClassInsecta
  6. OrderDiptera
  7. FamilyDrosophilidae Rondani, 1856
  8. SubfamilyDrosophilinae Rondani, 1856
  9. TribeDrosophilini Rondani, 1856
  10. SubtribeDrosophilina Rondani, 1856
  11. GenusDrosophila Fallén, 1823
  12. SubgenusDrosophila (Sophophora) Sturtevant, 1939
  13. SpeciesDrosophila (Sophophora) melanogaster

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What the available evidence supports

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Catalogue of Life / ChecklistBank8BXCZ—Source record ↗