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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Nucella lapillus

Common Name: Atlantic dog-whelk

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Gastropoda / Sub Class Prosobranchia / Order Neogastropoda / Family Muricidae / Genus Nucella

C-value (pg): 2.60

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Gills

Standard Species: Mytilus edulis = 1.60pg, Various

References:
Pascoe, P.L., A.N. Jha, and D.R. Dixon (2004). Variation of karyotype composition and genome size in some muricid gastropods from the northern hemisphere. Journal of Molluscan Studies 70: 389-398.

Other records available for this species:

Nucella lapillus = 2.80 (pg)
Nucella lapillus = 2.80 (pg)

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