Drosophila hydei (Fruit fly, 15085-1641.00,03,60) Assembly and Gene Annotation

About Drosophila hydei

Drosophila hydei (mosca casera) is a species of Diptera, or the order of flies, in the family Drosophilidae. It is a species in the hydei species subgroup, a group in the repleta species group. Bizarrely, it is also known for having approximately 23�mm long sperm, 10 times the length of the male's body. Drosophila hydei are commonly found on compost piles worldwide, and can be rudimentarily identified by eye owing to their large size and variegated pigment pattern on the thorax. The name derives from Dr R. R. Hyde, who first discovered that the species was distinct from Drosophila repleta. D. hydei are one of the more popular flies used as feeders in the pet trade. A few varieties are available, some flightless. They are very similar to Drosophila melanogaster, despite having separated 50 million years ago.

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Taxonomy ID 7224

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Assembly

The assembly presented here has been imported from INSDC and is linked to the assembly accession [GCA_003285905.1].

The total length of the assembly is 153741574 bp contained within 217 contigs. The contig N50 value is 3367158, the contig L50 value is 9. The GC% content of the assembly is 39.5%.

Annotation

The annotation presented is derived from annotation submitted to INSDC with the assembly accession GCA_003285905.1.

Ensembl Metazoa displaying genes imported from NCBI RefSeq annotation release v101. Small RNA features, protein features, BLAST hits and cross-references have been computed by Ensembl Metazoa.