Detailed Record for Amblyomma americanum

Common Name: Lone star tick, male

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

C-value (pg): 2.85

Chromosome Number (2n): 21

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Brain

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Geraci, N.S., J.S. Johnston, J.P. Robinson, S.K. Wikel, and C.A. Hill (2007). Variation in genome size of argasid and ixodid ticks. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 37: 399-408.

Other records available for this species:

Amblyomma americanum = 1.08 (pg)
Amblyomma americanum = 3.41 (pg)

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