Detailed Record for Triatoma brasiliensis

Common Name: Kissing bug

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Hexapoda / Class Insecta / Sub Class Pterygota / Order Hemiptera / Family Reduviidae / Genus Triatoma

C-value (pg): 1.09

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Testes

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Panzera, F., I. Ferrandis, J. Ramsey, P.M. Salazar-Schettino, M. Cabrera, C. Monroy, M.D. Bargues, S. Mas-Coma, J.E. O'Connor, V.M. Angulo, N. Jaramillo, and R. Perez (2007). Genome size determination in Chagas disease transmitting bugs (Hemiptera-Triatominae) by flow cytometry. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 76: 516-521.

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