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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Pisaster giganteus capitatus

Common Name: Sea star

Taxonomy: Phylum Echinodermata / Sub Phylum Asterozoa / Class Stelleroidea / Sub Class Asteroidea / Order Forcipulatida / Family Asteriidae / Genus Pisaster

C-value (pg): 0.58

Method: Bulk Fluorometric Assay

Cell Type: Sperm

Standard Species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus = 0.89pg

References:
Hinegardner, R. (1974b). Cellular DNA content of the Echinodermata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 49B: 219-226.

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