Detailed Record for Chorthippus parallelus

Common Name: Meadow grasshopper

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Orthoptera / Family Acrididae / Genus Chorthippus

C-value (pg): 12.31

Chromosome Number (2n): 18

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Locusta migratoria = 5.50pg

References:
John, B. and G.M. Hewitt (1966). Karyotype stability and DNA variability in the Acrididae. Chromosoma 20: 155-172.

Other records available for this species:

Chorthippus parallelus = 13.36 (pg)
Chorthippus parallelus = 13.83 (pg)
Chorthippus parallelus = 14.72 (pg)

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