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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Argiope aurantia

Common Name: Black and yellow argiope

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Chelicerata / Class Arachnida / Order Araneae / Sub Order Opisthothelae / Infra Order Araneomorphae / Family Araneidae / Genus Argiope

C-value (pg): 1.62

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Haemocytes

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Gregory, T.R. and D.P. Shorthouse (2003). Genome sizes of spiders. Journal of Heredity 94: 285-290.

Other records available for this species:

Argiope aurantia = 1.65 (pg)

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