Detailed Record for Crassostrea gigas

Common Name: Pacific oyster

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Bivalvia / Order Ostreoida / Family Ostreidae / Genus Crassostrea

C-value (pg): 0.65

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Muscle cells, Mantle

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Danio rerio = 1.74pg

References:
Zhang, G., X. Fang, X. Guo, L. Li, R. Luo, F. Xu, P. Yang, L. Zhang, X. Wang, H. Qi, Z. Xiong, H. Que, Y. Xie, P.W.H. Holland, J. Paps, Y. Zhu, F. Wu, Y. Chen, J. Wang, C. Peng, J. Meng, L. Yang, J. Liu, B. Wen, N. Zhang, Z. Huang, Q. Zhu, Y. Feng, A. Mou (2012). The oyster genome reveals stress adaptation and complexity of shell formation. Nature 490: 49-54.

Other records available for this species:

Crassostrea gigas = 0.91 (pg)

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