Open AccessWhither Drosophila?
Author(s) -
Patrick O’Grady
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.792
H-Index - 246
eISSN - 1943-2631
pISSN - 0016-6731
DOI - 10.1534/genetics.110.118232
Subject(s) - biology , drosophila (subgenus) , genetics , evolutionary biology , gene
THE recent decision by the International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) to retain Drosophila funebris as the type of the genus Drosophila (International Commission On Zoological Nomenclature 2010) has many Drosophila biologists worried that the name of their favorite model organism will soon be changing to ‘‘Sophophora melanogaster.’’ This is not what this decision means. This letter summarizes the ICZN opinion and discusses why the name Drosophila melanogaster is not in imminent danger of disappearing.
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