Detailed Record for Acanthocyclops vernalis

Common Name: Cyclopoid copepod

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Crustacea / Class Copepoda / Order Cyclopoida / Family Cyclopidae / Genus Acanthocyclops

C-value (pg): 0.75

Chromosome Number (2n): 6.00-10.00

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Embyro, Sperm

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Grishanin, A.K., E.M. Rasch, S.I. Dodson, and G.A. Wyngaard (2005). Variability in genetic architecture of the cryptic species complex of Acanthocyclops vernalis (Copepoda). I. Evidence from karyotypes, genome size, and ribosomal DNA sequences. Journal of Crustacean Biology 25: 375-383.

Other records available for this species:

Acanthocyclops vernalis = 0.75 (pg)
Acanthocyclops vernalis = 0.78 (pg)

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