Detailed Record for Macrobiotus harmsworthi
Common Name: Water bear
Taxonomy: Phylum Tardigrada / Class Eutardigrada / Order Parachela / Family Macrobiotidae / Genus Macrobiotus
C-value (pg): 0.33
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Sperm
Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Mus musculus = 3.30pg
References:
Garagna, S., L. Rebecchi, and A. Guidi (1996). Genome size variation in Tardigrada. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 116: 115-121.
Outlinks:
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