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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Tetramorium caespitum

Common Name: Ant

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Hymenoptera / Family Formicidae / Genus Tetramorium

C-value (pg): 0.26

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
Tsutsui, N.D., A.V. Suarez, J.C. Spagna, and J.S. Johnston (2008). The evolution of genome size in ants. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 64.

Other records available for this species:

Tetramorium caespitum = 0.27 (pg)

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