kentMD t1_j2tbbz0 wrote on January 3, 2023 at 8:27 PM Reply to Are there any examples of natural hybridization, or any possibilities of this occurring in nature? by Owlsthirdeye The Amazon Molly is perhaps the most interesting. It exists as an all female species that is a sexual parasite on the two species that it arose from. It uses their sperm to stimulate its eggs but destroys and doesn’t use their genetic material and instead proceeds with a form of parthenogenesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_molly#:~:text=The%20Amazon%20molly%20(Poecilia%20formosa,essentially%20all%20individuals%20are%20females. Permalink 8
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Reply to Are there any examples of natural hybridization, or any possibilities of this occurring in nature? by Owlsthirdeye
The Amazon Molly is perhaps the most interesting. It exists as an all female species that is a sexual parasite on the two species that it arose from. It uses their sperm to stimulate its eggs but destroys and doesn’t use their genetic material and instead proceeds with a form of parthenogenesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon_molly#:~:text=The%20Amazon%20molly%20(Poecilia%20formosa,essentially%20all%20individuals%20are%20females.