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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Tripneustes esculentus

Common Name: Sea urchin

Taxonomy: Phylum Echinodermata / Sub Phylum Echinozoa / Class Echinoidea / Sub Class Euechinoidea / Order Temnopleuroida / Family Toxopneustidae / Genus Tripneustes

C-value (pg): 1.10

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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