Leucophenga varia explained

Leucophenga varia is a species of fly in the family Drosophilidae. It occurs in North America. Unlike other Drosophilidae, it feeds on mushrooms,[1] which has impacted the evolution of the Diptericin gene of its innate immune system.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Worthen . Wade B. . Jones . M. Tildon . Jetton . Robert M. . 1998 . Community Structure and Environmental Stress: Desiccation Promotes Nestedness in Mycophagous Fly Communities . Oikos . 81 . 1 . 45 . 10.2307/3546466. 3546466 .
  2. Hanson . M. A. . Grollmus . L. . Lemaitre . B. . 2023-07-21 . Ecology-relevant bacteria drive the evolution of host antimicrobial peptides in Drosophila . Science . en . 381 . 6655 . eadg5725 . 10.1126/science.adg5725 . 37471548 . 10871/133708 . 259115731 . 0036-8075. free .

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