Mushroom-feeding ''Drosophila'' (mycophagous ''Drosophila'') are a subset of ''Drosophila'' flies that have highly specific mushroom-breeding ecologies. Often these flies can tolerate toxic compounds from ''
Amanita
The genus ''Amanita'' contains about 600 species of agarics, including some of the most toxic known mushrooms found worldwide, as well as some well-regarded edible species. This genus is responsible for approximately 95% of the fatalities result ...
'' mushrooms.
Species groups
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''Drosophila testacea'' species group
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''Drosophila quinaria'' species group
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Drosophila bizonata
''Drosophila bizonata'' is a species of fruit fly in the ''Drosophila bizonata'' species group in the Immigrans-tripunctata radiation of the ''Drosophila'' subgenus. ''Drosophila bizonata'' is found in Japan. ''D. bizonata'' breeds and feeds e ...
'' species group
* Some members of the
''Drosophila obscura'' species group
Sequenced genomes or transcriptomes
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Drosophila guttifera
''Drosophila guttifera'' is a species of vinegar fly in the Drosophila quinaria species group. Like many quinaria group species, ''D. guttifera'' feeds on rotting mushrooms.
In 2015, the genome of ''Drosophila guttifera'' was sequenced by the ...
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Drosophila neotestacea
''Drosophila neotestacea'' is a member of the ''testacea'' species group of ''Drosophila''. Testacea species are specialist fruit flies that breed on the fruiting bodies of mushrooms. These flies will choose to breed on psychoactive mushrooms s ...
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Drosophila innubila
''Drosophila innubila'' is a species of vinegar fly restricted to high-elevation woodlands in the mountains of the southern USA and Mexico, which it likely colonized during the last glacial period. ''Drosophila innubila'' is a kind of mushroom-b ...
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Drosophila falleni''
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Drosophila phalerata
''Drosophila phalerata'' is a species of mushroom-feeding fruit fly in the Drosophila quinaria species group. The genome of ''D. phalerata'' was sequenced in 2019 as part of a study on the evolution of immune systems, but was not assembled de n ...
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Gallery
File: Dneo f3.tif , '' D. neotestacea'' (Testacea species group
The ''Drosophila testacea'' species group belongs to the Immigrans-tripunctata radiation of the subgenus Drosophila, and contains 4 species: '' Drosophila putrida'', ''Drosophila neotestacea'', '' Drosophila testacea'', and ''Drosophila orientac ...
)
File: Dtestacea male 2-4.tif , '' D. testacea'' (Testacea species group
The ''Drosophila testacea'' species group belongs to the Immigrans-tripunctata radiation of the subgenus Drosophila, and contains 4 species: '' Drosophila putrida'', ''Drosophila neotestacea'', '' Drosophila testacea'', and ''Drosophila orientac ...
)
File: Dinnubila4.tif , '' D. innubila'' (Quinaria species group
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 Drosoph ...
)
File:Dguttifera.tif, ''Drosophila guttifera
''Drosophila guttifera'' is a species of vinegar fly in the Drosophila quinaria species group. Like many quinaria group species, ''D. guttifera'' feeds on rotting mushrooms.
In 2015, the genome of ''Drosophila guttifera'' was sequenced by the ...
'' (Quinaria species group
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 Drosoph ...
)
Dphalerata male.tif, ''Drosophila phalerata
''Drosophila phalerata'' is a species of mushroom-feeding fruit fly in the Drosophila quinaria species group. The genome of ''D. phalerata'' was sequenced in 2019 as part of a study on the evolution of immune systems, but was not assembled de n ...
'' (Quinaria species group
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 Drosoph ...
)
File:Drosophila falleni infected with Howardula aoronymphium.webm, A dissected '' Drosophila falleni'' (Quinaria species group
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 Drosoph ...
) infected with ''Howardula aoronymphium'' nematodes
References
External links
Diptera.info
Drosophila
Insect common names
Insect species groups
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