Detailed Record for Bombus terrestris

Common Name: Bumblebee

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Hymenoptera / Family Apidae / Genus Bombus

C-value (pg): 0.42

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Muscle cells

Standard Species: Apis mellifera = 0.27pg

References:
Gadau, J., C.U. Gerloffs, N. Krugers, H. Chan, P. Schmid-Hempel, A. Wille, and R.E. Page (2001). A linkage analysis of sex determination in Bombus terrestris (L.) (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Heredity 87: 234-242.

Other records available for this species:

Bombus terrestris = 0.64 (pg)

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