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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Tetranychus urticae

Common Name: Two-spotted spider mite

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Chelicerata / Class Arachnida / Sub Class Acari / Order Trombidiformes / Family Tetranychidae / Genus Tetranychus

C-value (pg): 0.09

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
Hanrahan, S.J. and J.S. Johnston (2011). New genome size estimates of 134 species of arthropods. Chromosome Research 19: 809–823.

Other records available for this species:

Tetranychus urticae = 0.08 (pg)

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