Detailed Record for Danaus plexippus
Common Name: Monarch butterfly
Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Lepidoptera / Family Danaidae / Genus Danaus
C-value (pg): 0.29
Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry
Cell Type: Haemocytes
Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg
References:
Gregory, T.R. and P.D.N. Hebert (2003). Genome size variation in lepidopteran insects. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1399-1405.
Outlinks:
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