Detailed Record for Crassostrea virginica
Common Name: Eastern oyster
Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Bivavlia / Sub Class Pteriomorphia / Order Ostreoida / Family Ostreidae / Genus Crassostrea
C-value (pg): 0.69
Method: Bulk Fluorometric Assay
Cell Type: Sperm
Standard Species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus = 0.89pg
References:
Hinegardner, R. (1974a). Cellular DNA content of the Mollusca. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 47A: 447-460.
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