Detailed Record for Littorina neritoides

Common Name: Periwinkle

Species (alternate): Melaraphe neritoides

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Gastropoda / Sub Class Prosobranchia / Order Neotaenioglossa / Family Littorinidae / Genus Littorina

C-value (pg): 1.38

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Mantle

Standard Species: Mytilus edulis = 1.60pg

References:
Vitturi, R., A. Libertini, M. Panozzo, and G. Mezzapelle (1995). Karyotype analysis and genome size in three Mediterranean species of periwinkles (Prosobranchia: Mesogastropoda). Malacologia 37: 123-132.

Other records available for this species:

Littorina neritoides = 1.47 (pg)

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