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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