Detailed Record for Solenopsis invicta

Common Name: Red fire ant

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

C-value (pg): 0.77

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
Johnston, J.S., L.D. Ross, L. Beani, D.P. Hughes, and J. Kathirithamby (2004). Tiny genomes and endoreduplication in Strepsiptera. Insect Molecular Biology 13: 581-585.

Other records available for this species:

Solenopsis invicta = 0.47 (pg)
Solenopsis invicta = 0.62 (pg)

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