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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Chironomus tentans

Common Name: Midge

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Diptera / Family Chironomidae / Genus Chironomus

C-value (pg): 0.22

Method: Biochemical Analysis

Cell Type: Whole body

Standard Species: Not specified

References:
Sachs, R.I. and U. Clever (1972). Unique and repetitive DNA sequences in the genome of Chironomus tentans. Experimental Cell Research 74: 587-591.

Other records available for this species:

Chironomus tentans = 0.21 (pg)
Chironomus tentans = 0.25 (pg)

Outlinks:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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