Detailed Record for Macroglossus minimus

Common Name: Dagger-toothed long-nosed fruit bat

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Mammalia / Sub Class Theria / Infra Class Eutheria / Order Chiroptera / Sub Order Megachiroptera / Family Pteropodidae / Genus Macroglossus

C-value (pg): 2.00

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Kidney cells, Liver

Standard Species: Bos taurus = 3.70pg, Sus scrofa = 3.20pg

References:
Smith, J.D.L. and T.R. Gregory (2009). The genome sizes of megabats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) are remarkably constrained. Biology Letters 5: 347-351.

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