Detailed Record for Chironomus riparius

Common Name: Midge

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Diptera / Family Chironomidae / Genus Chironomus

C-value (pg): 0.20

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg

References:
Schmidt-Ott, U., A.M. Rafiqi, K. Sander, and J.S. Johnston (2009). Extremely small genomes in two unrelated dipteran insects with shared early developmental traits. Development Genes and Evolution 219: 207-210.

Other records available for this species:

Chironomus riparius = 0.20 (pg)

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