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Currently, ten [[species group]]s are recognized: | Currently, ten [[species group]]s are recognized: | ||
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*''melanogaster'' species group (65 species, including ''[[Drosophila melanogaster|D. melanogaster]]'' and ''[[Drosophila simulans|D. simulans]]'') | *''melanogaster'' species group (65 species, including ''[[Drosophila melanogaster|D. melanogaster]]'' and ''[[Drosophila simulans|D. simulans]]'') | ||
*''montium'' species group (88) | *''montium'' species group (88) | ||
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*''dispar'' species group (3) | *''dispar'' species group (3) | ||
The subgenus is [[paraphyletic]] because the genus ''[[Lordiphosa]]'' in also placed within this subgenus. | The subgenus is [[paraphyletic]] because the genus ''[[Lordiphosa]]'' in also placed within this subgenus. | ||
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The subgenus Sophophora of the genus Drosophila was first described by Alfred Sturtevant in 1939. It contains the best known drosophilid species, Drosophila melanogaster.
Phylogeny
Currently, ten species groups are recognized: Template:Boxtop
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- melanogaster species group (65 species, including D. melanogaster and D. simulans)
- montium species group (88)
- ananassae species group (24)
- obscura species group (41)
- saltans species group (21)
- willistoni species group (23)
- dentissima species group (17)
- fima species group (23)
- populi species group (2)
- dispar species group (3)
The subgenus is paraphyletic because the genus Lordiphosa in also placed within this subgenus.