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Drosophila transversa

Drosophila transversa

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

The Drosophila quinaria species group is a speciose lineage of mushroom-feeding flies studied for their specialist ecology, their parasites, population genetics, and the evolution of immune systems. Quinaria species are part of the Drosophila subgenus. Mushroom-feeding ecology Quinaria group species are commonly found on wild mushrooms, and can metabolize toxic compounds in Amanita mushrooms, such as ibotenic acid and alpha-amanitin.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 3