Detailed Record for Schistocerca gregaria
Common Name: Desert locust
Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Orthoptera / Family Acrididae / Genus Schistocerca
C-value (pg): 8.55
Chromosome Number (2n): 24
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:
Schistocerca gregaria = 8.71 (pg)Schistocerca gregaria = 8.96 (pg)
Outlinks:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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