Detailed Record for Calyptogena magnifica

Common Name: Giant vent clam

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Bivalvia / Sub Class Pteriomorphia / Order Veneroida / Family Vesicomyidae / Genus Calyptogena

C-value (pg): 2.35

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Muscle cells

Standard Species: Artemisia arborescens (plant standard - not recommended) = 5.72pg

References:
Bonnivard, E., O. Catrice, J. Ravaux, S.C. Brown, and D. Higuet (2009). Survey of genome size in 28 hydrothermal vent species covering 10 families. Genome 52: 524-536.

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