Bradysia coprophila
Summary
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organism
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| Genus |
Bradysia
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| Species |
coprophila
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| Description |
The adult fly is small, up to 3 mm, has a dark brown body, small head and its legs and wings are comparatively long, looking like a mosquito. These insects feed on decaying organic matter and fungi. They are often found in greenhouses. Their larvae are up to 6 mm long, white, slender and legless, with a black head and smooth semi-transparent skin which reveals the contents of the digestive tract. Sex determination in Sciara is a different mechanism. Sciara basically has 4 pairs of chromosomes 3 pairs of autosomes and one pair of allosomes. Some special chromosomes called limited chromosomes are present in certain stages. The zygote has 3 pairs of autosomes a one or more limited chromosomes and 3 X chromosome (2 fathers’, 1 mother's). |
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| Organism Image |
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| Image Credit |
darkwinged fungus gnats (Bradysia sp.) Winnertz 1867 by David Cappaert, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License |
Assembly Stats
| Contig N50 |
2.1 Mb |
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| GC Content |
35.5% |
| Scaffold N50 |
71 Mb |
Other Information
| Community Contact |
John Urban, Carnegie Institute for Science |
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