Mushroom-feeding Drosophila

Drosophila innubila, a mycophagous Drosophila, on a mushroom

Mushroom-feeding Drosophila (mycophagous Drosophila) are a subset of Drosophila flies that have highly specific mushroom-breeding ecologies. Often these flies can tolerate toxic compounds from Amanita mushrooms.[1][2]

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