Detailed Record for Mytilus edulis

Common Name: Blue mussel

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Bivavlia / Sub Class Pteriomorphia / Order Mytiloida / Family Mytilidae / Genus Mytilus

C-value (pg): 1.60

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Not specified

Standard Species: Not specified

References:
Dixon, D.R., L.R.J. Dixon, P.L. Pascoe, and J.T. Wilson (2001). Chromosomal and nuclear characteristics of deep-sea hydrothermal-vent organisms: correlates of increased growth rate. Marine Biology 139: 251-255.

Other records available for this species:

Mytilus edulis = 1.60 (pg)
Mytilus edulis = 1.71 (pg)

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