Detailed Record for Callinectes sapidus

Common Name: Blue crab

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Crustacea / Class Malacostraca / Order Decapoda / Sub Order Pleocyemata / Infra Order Brachyura / Family Portunidae / Genus Callinectes

C-value (pg): 2.14

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Whole body

Standard Species: Not specified (Various)

References:
Rheinsmith, E.L., R. Hinegardner, and K. Bachmann (1974). Nuclear DNA amounts in Crustacea. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 48B: 343-348.

Other records available for this species:

Callinectes sapidus = 1.90 (pg)
Callinectes sapidus = 2.35 (pg)

Outlinks:
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