Detailed Record for Brachionus plicatilis

Common Name: Monogonont rotifer

Taxonomy: Phylum Rotifera / Class Monogononta / Order Ploima / Family Brachionidae / Genus Brachionus

C-value (pg): 0.12

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Whole body

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Stelzer, C.-P., S. Riss, and P. Stadler (2011). Genome size evolution at the speciation level: the cryptic species complex Brachionus plicatilis (Rotifera). BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 90.

Other records available for this species:

Brachionus plicatilis = 0.35 (pg)

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