Author:
Finet Cédric,Kassner Victoria A.,Carvalho Antonio B.,Chung Henry,Day Jonathan P.,Day Stephanie,Delaney Emily K.,De Ré Francine C.,Dufour Héloïse D.,Dupim Eduardo,Izumitani Hiroyuki F.,Gautério Thaísa B.,Justen Jessa,Katoh Toru,Kopp Artyom,Koshikawa Shigeyuki,Longdon Ben,Loreto Elgion L.,Nunes Maria D. S.,Raja Komal K. B.,Rebeiz Mark,Ritchie Michael G.,Saakyan Gayane,Sneddon Tanya,Teramoto Machiko,Tyukmaeva Venera,Vanderlinde Thyago,Wey Emily E.,Werner Thomas,Williams Thomas M.,Robe Lizandra J.,Toda Masanori J.,Marlétaz Ferdinand
Abstract
AbstractThe vinegar fly Drosophila melanogaster is a pivotal model for invertebrate development, genetics, physiology, neuroscience, and disease. The whole family Drosophilidae, which contains over 4000 species, offers a plethora of cases for comparative and evolutionary studies. Despite a long history of phylogenetic inference, many relationships remain unresolved among the groups and genera in the Drosophilidae. To clarify these relationships, we first developed a set of new genomic markers and assembled a multilocus data set of 17 genes from 704 species of Drosophilidae. We then inferred well-supported group and species trees for this family. Additionally, we were able to determine the phylogenetic position of some previously unplaced species. These results establish a new framework for investigating the evolution of traits in fruit flies, as well as valuable resources for systematics.
Publisher
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory