Detailed Record for Malacosoma disstria
Common Name: Forest tent caterpillar moth
Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Lepidoptera / Family Lasiocampidae / Genus Malacosoma
C-value (pg): 0.57
Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry
Cell Type: Sperm
Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg
References:
Gregory, T.R. and P.D.N. Hebert (2003). Genome size variation in lepidopteran insects. Canadian Journal of Zoology 81: 1399-1405.
Outlinks:
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