Detailed Record for Sphaeroderma testaceum
Common Name: Leaf beetle
Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Coleoptera / Family Chrysomelidae / Genus Sphaeroderma
C-value (pg): 1.79
Chromosome Number (2n): 52
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Sperm
Standard Species: Tribolium castaneum = 0.21pg
References:
Petitpierre, E., C. Segarra, and C. Juan (1993). Genome size and chromosomal evolution in leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Hereditas 119: 1-6.
Outlinks:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
Google Images | Altavista | Yahoo
ITIS