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Revising the genus paraphyletic Drosophila sensu lato
The genus Drosophila, as currently defined, is paraphyletic. A proposal to split the
genus has been made, but runs into the problem that Drosophila melanogaster should be renamed Sophophora melanogaster. To avoid that, an application to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature has been made.
The case has, as expected, generated much interest. This page is intended as an entry point to the available information.
Suggestions for additional links etc are always welcome.
The following documents and links are available:
- Rex Dalton (2009).
A fly by any other name. Nature 457(7228): 368.
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Kim van der Linde, Gerhard Bächli, Masanori J. Toda, Wen-Xia Zhang, Toru Katoh, Yao-Guang Hu & Greg S. Spicer (2007).
Case 3407: Drosophila Fallén, 1832
(Insecta, Diptera): proposed conservation of usage.
Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature,
64(4): 238-242.
Reprint
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additional references:
- Comments March 2008 (BZN 65(1))
- Andrew Polaszek. Page 55.
- Amir Yassin. Pages 55–-57.
- V. S. Sidorenko. page 57.
- Comments June 2008 (BZN 65(2))
- Stéphane R. Prigent. Pages 137-140.
- F. Christian Thompson, Neal L. Evenhuis, Thomas Pape & Adrian C. Pont. Pages 140-141.
- Patrick M. O'Grady, Michael Ashburner, Sergio Castrezana, Rob DeSalle, Kenneth Y. Kaneshiro,
Richard T. Lapoint, Karl N. Magnacca, Therese A. Markow, Bryant F. McAllister, Alfredo Ruíz,
Carlos R. Vilela & Francisca C. do Val. Pages 141-144.
- Pavel Štys. Pages 144-145.
- Stephen D. Gaimari. Pages 146-147.
- Shane F. McEvey, Michele Schiffer, Jean-Luc Da Lage, Jean R. David, Françoise Lemeunier, Dominique Joly,
Pierre Capy & Marie-Louise Cariou. Pages 147-150.
- Comments September 2008 (BZN 65(3))
- Hans Silfverberg. Pages 214-215.
- Yves Roisin. Page 215.
- Comments December 2008 (BZN 65(4))
- Kim van der Linde, Gerhard Bächli, Masanori J. Toda, Wen-Xia Zhang, Toru Katoh, Yao-Guang Hu & Greg S. Spicer. Pages 304-307.
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Kim van der Linde, Gerhard Bächli, Masanori J. Toda, Wen-Xia Zhang, Toru Katoh, Yao-Guang Hu & Greg S. Spicer.
Splitting the paraphyletic genus Drosophila while
preserving the name Drosophila melanogaster.
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Kim van der Linde &
David Houle (2008).
A supertree analysis and literature review of the genus
Drosophila and related genera.
Insect Systematics and Evolution 39(3): 241-267.
Reprint
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Kim van der Linde,
David Houle,
Greg S. Spicer &
Scott J. Steppan.
A supermatix analysis of the family Drosophilidae.
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- Poster: Kim van der Linde & David Houle (2006)
"Sophophora melanogaster?" 47th Annual Drosophila Research Conference,
Houston, Texas, USA.
- Poster: Kim van der Linde, David Houle, Greg S. Spicer & Scott J. Steppan. (2008)
"A Paraphyletic Genus Drosophila" 49th Annual Drosophila Research Conference,
San Diego, California, USA.
- Presentation: Kim van der Linde (2008).
The fate of the genus Drosophila in modern systematics.
Symposium on Drosophila Evolution, San Diego, CA, USA.
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