Detailed Record for Zaprionus indianus

Common Name: Fruit fly / Pomace fly / Vinegar fly

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Diptera / Family Drosophilidae / Genus Zaprionus

C-value (pg): 0.22

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Tetraodon nigroviridis = 0.35pg

References:
Nardon, C., G. Deceliere, C. Loevenbruck, M. Weiss, C. Vieira, C. Biémont (2005). Is genome size influenced by colonization of new environments in dipteran species?. Molecular Ecology 14: 869-878.

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