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SPECIES RECORD

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): 1.90

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Whole body

Standard Species: Not specified (Various)

References:
Bachmann, K. and E.L. Rheinsmith (1973). Nuclear DNA amounts in Pacific Crustacea. Chromosoma 43: 225-236.

Other records available for this species:

Callinectes sapidus = 2.14 (pg)
Callinectes sapidus = 2.35 (pg)

Outlinks:
NCBI Taxonomy Browser
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