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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Locusta migratoria

Common Name: Migratory locust

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

C-value (pg): 5.28

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Sperm

Standard Species: Musca domestica = 0.90pg

References:
Bier, K. and W. Müller (1969). DNA-Messungen bei Insekten und eine Hypothese über retardierte Evolution und besonderen DNA-Reichtum in Tierreich. Biologisches Zentralblatt 88: 425-449.

Other records available for this species:

Locusta migratoria = 5.47 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.09 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.27 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.35 (pg)
Locusta migratoria = 6.44 (pg)

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