Detailed Record for Daphnia pulex

Common Name: Water flea

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Crustacea / Class Branchiopoda / Order Cladocera / Sub Order Anomopoda / Family Daphniidae / Genus Daphnia

C-value (pg): 0.24

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Whole body squash

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Rasch, E.M. (1985). DNA "standards" and the range of accurate DNA estimates by Feulgen absorption microspectrophotometry In: Advances in Microscopy, edited by R.R. Cowden and S.H. Harrison. Alan R. Liss, New York. 137-166.

Other records available for this species:

Daphnia pulex = 0.23 (pg)
Daphnia pulex = 0.23 (pg)
Daphnia pulex = 0.34 (pg)
Daphnia pulex = 0.37 (pg)

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