Drosophila mauritiana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Drosophilidae |
Genus: | Drosophila |
Subgenus: | Drosophila (Sophophora) |
Species: | D. mauritiana |
Binomial name | |
Drosophila mauritiana Tsacas & David, 1974 |
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Synonyms | |
Drosophila (Sophophora) mauritiana |
Drosophila (Sophophora) mauritiana
Drosophila mauritiana is a species of flies, belonging to the family Drosophilidae. It belongs to the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup. It is found in Mauritius.
The Mariner transposon Mos1 (for Mosaic element) was discovered in Drosophila mauritiana.