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unusual facts about sister species



Apis cerana

This species is the sister species of Apis koschevnikovi, and both are in the same subgenus as the Western (European) honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Calcinus tubularis

C. tubularis and its sister species, C. verrilli, are the only hermit crabs known to show sexual dimorphism in shell choice, with males using normal marine gastropod shells, while females use shells of gastropods in the family Vermetidae, which are attached to rocks or other hard substrates.

Ochlodes venata

The name was long used for the Large Skipper of Europe, but it actually refers to its Far Eastern sister species and the Large Skipper is now called O. sylvanus.


see also

Alpinacris tumidicauda

Alpinacris tumidicauda has a "sister species", Alpinacris crassicauda.

Disphragis anatole

The species name is derived from Greek anatole (meaning sunrise or east) and refers to the eastern distribution of this taxon, which contrasts with its western sister species Disphragis tricolor.

Drosophila persimilis

Drosophila persimilis is a species of fruit fly that is a sister species to D. pseudoobscura, and was one of 12 fruitfly genomes sequenced for a large comparative study.

Pale Green Triangle

Graphium evemon, a sister species commonly known as the Lesser Jay but sometimes also referred to as the Pale Green Triangle