Detailed Record for Argopecten purpuratus

Common Name: Northern Chilean scallop

Taxonomy: Phylum Mollusca / Class Bivavlia / Sub Class Pteriomorphia / Order Ostreoida / Family Pectinidae / Genus Argopecten

C-value (pg): 1.10

Method: Fluorescence Fading Analysis (note: not an established method)

Cell Type: Haemocytes

Standard Species: Various

References:
Gallardo-Escarate, C., J. Alvarez-Borrego, E. von Brand-Skopnik, and M.A. del Rio-Portilla (2005). Genome size estimation in two populations of the northern Chilean scallop, Argopecten purpuratus, using fluorescence image analysis. Journal of Shellfish Research 24: 55-60.

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