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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Extatosoma tiaratum

Common Name: Leaf insect

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Phasmatodea / Family Phasmatidae / Genus Extatosoma

C-value (pg): 8.00

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Acheta domesticus = 2.00pg

References:
Nagl, W. and K.H. Schäffner (1981). High 2C DNA content and endopolyploidy of ganglia in the leaf insect, Extatosoma tiaratum (Phasmida). Cell and Chromosome Newsletter 4: 10-13.

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