Detailed Record for Megabruchidius dorsalis

Common Name: Seed beetle

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Infra Class Neoptera / Super Order Holometabola / Order Coleoptera / Family Chrysomelidae / Genus Megabruchidius

C-value (pg): 0.80

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Drosophila virilis = 0.34pg

References:
Armqvist, G., A. Sayadi, E. Immonen, C. Hotzy, D. Rankin, M. Tuda, C.E. Hjelmen, and J.S. Johnston (2015). Genome size correlates with reproductive fitness in seed beetles. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 282: 20151421.

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