Drosophila ananassae

Drosophila ananassae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Subgenus:
Species group:
Species subgroup:
Drosophila ananassae subgroup
Species complex:
Drosophila ananassae complex
Species:
D. ananassae
Binomial name
Drosophila ananassae
Doleschall, 1858

Drosophila ananassae is a species of fruit fly that is a useful model organism for genetic studies because it is easily cultured in the laboratory, and was one of 12 fruitfly genomes sequenced for a large comparative study.