Drosophila hydei
| Drosophila hydei | |
|---|---|
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| Drosophila hydei | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Drosophilidae |
| Genus: | Drosophila |
| Subgenus: | Drosophila |
| Species: | Drosophila hydei |
| Binomial name | |
| Drosophila hydei Sturtevant, 1921 | |
Drosophila hydei is a species of Diptera, or the order of flies, in the family Drosophilidae. It is a species in the hydei species subgroup, a group in the repleta species group.[1] Bizarrely, it is also known for having approximately 23mm long sperm, 10 times the length of the male's body.[2]
Hydei are one of the more popular flies used as feeders in the pet trade. A few varieties are available, some flightless.
References
- ↑ Greg S. Spicer, Scott Pitnick (1996). "Molecular Systematics of the Drosophila hydei Subgroup as Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA Sequences". J Mol Evol 43 (3): 281–286. doi:10.1007/BF02338836. PDF
- ↑ Pitnick, S., and Markow, T.A. (1994). "Large-male advantages associated with costs of sperm production in Drosophila hydei, a species with giant sperm". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 91: 9277–9281. doi:10.1073/pnas.91.20.9277. PMID 7937755.
Further reading
- H. D. Berendes (1965). "Salivary gland function and chromosomal puffing patterns in Drosophila hydei". Chromosoma 17 (1): 35–77. doi:10.1007/BF00285155.
- H. D. Berendes and H. G. Keyl (1967). "Distribution of DNA in Heterochromatin and Euchromatin of Polytene Nuclei of Drosophila hydei". Genetics 57 (1): 1–13. PDF
- J. B. Boyd, H. D. Berendes and H. Boyd (1968). "Mass Preparation of Nuclei from the Larval Salivary Glands of Drosophila hydei". Journal of Cell Biology 38: 369–376. doi:10.1083/jcb.38.2.369. PDF
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