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Sophophora
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Sophophora

The paraphyletic subgenus Sophophora of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. It contains the best-known drosophilid species, Drosophila melanogaster. Sophophora translates as carrier (phora) of wisdom (sophos). The subgenus is paraphyletic because the genus Lordiphosa and the species Hirtodrosophila duncani are also placed within this subgenus.

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7 branches of this group, most-observed first

Drosophila melanogaster

complexDrosophila melanogaster

Drosophila obscura

complexDrosophila obscura

Drosophila willistoni

complexDrosophila willistoni

Drosophila annulipes

speciesDrosophila annulipes

Drosophila quinqueannulata

speciesDrosophila quinqueannulata

Drosophila saltans

complexDrosophila saltans

Drosophila montium

complexDrosophila montium

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 578175.