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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Ciona intestinalis

Common Name: Sea squirt

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Urochordata / Class Ascidiacea / Order Phlebobranchia / Family Cionidae / Genus Ciona

C-value (pg): 0.20

Chromosome Number (2n): 28

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Pharynx

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Atkin, N.B. and S. Ohno (1967). DNA values of four primitive chordates. Chromosoma 23: 10-13.

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