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): 14.72

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Belda, J.E., J. Cabrero, J.P.M. Camacho, and J.S. Rufas (1991). Role of C-heterochromatin in variation of nuclear DNA amount in the genus Chorthippus (Orthoptera, Acrididae). Cytobios 67: 13-21.

Other records available for this species:

Chorthippus parallelus = 12.31 (pg)
Chorthippus parallelus = 13.36 (pg)
Chorthippus parallelus = 13.83 (pg)

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