Detailed Record for Dreissena polymorpha

Common Name: Zebra mussel

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Bivavlia / Sub Class Heterodonta / Order Veneroida / Family Dreissenidae / Genus Dreissena

C-value (pg): 1.70

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Haemocytes, Sperm

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Gregory, T.R. (2003b). Genome size estimates for two important freshwater molluscs, the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and the schistosomiasis vector snail (Biomphalaria glabrata). Genome 46: 841-844.

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