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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Boophilus microplus

Common Name: Southern cattle tick

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Chelicerata / Class Arachnida / Super Order Parasitiformes / Order Ixodida / Family Ixodidae / Genus Boophilus

C-value (pg): 7.50

Method: Biochemical Analysis

Cell Type: Egg

References:
Ullmann, A.J., C.M.R. Lima, F.D. Guerrero, J. Piesman, and W.C. Black (2005). Genome size and organization in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis and the Southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Insect Molecular Biology 14: 217-222.

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