Detailed Record for Ixodes scapularis

Common Name: Deer tick

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Chelicerata / Class Arachnida / Super Order Parasitiformes / Order Ixodida / Family Ixodidae / Genus Ixodes

C-value (pg): 2.15

Method: Biochemical Analysis

Cell Type: Egg

References:
Ullmann, A.J., C.M.R. Lima, F.D. Guerrero, J. Piesman, and W.C. Black (2005). Genome size and organization in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis and the Southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus. Insect Molecular Biology 14: 217-222.

Other records available for this species:

Ixodes scapularis = 2.48 (pg)
Ixodes scapularis = 2.60 (pg)

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