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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Ornithodoros turicata

Common Name: Soft tick

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Chelicerata / Class Arachnida / Super Order Parasitiformes / Order Ixodida / Family Argasidae / Genus Ornithodoros

C-value (pg): 1.20

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.

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