Detailed Record for Coptotermes formosanus

Common Name: Termite

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Isoptera / Family Rhinotermitidae / Genus Coptotermes

C-value (pg): 0.86

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Haemocytes

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
Koshikawa, S., S. Miyazaki, R. Cornette, T. Matsumoto, and T. Miura (2008). Genome size of termites (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Isoptera) and wood roaches (Insecta, Dictyoptera, Cryptocercidae). Naturwissenschaften 95: 859-867.

Other records available for this species:

Coptotermes formosanus = 0.93 (pg)

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