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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Paracentrotus lividus

Common Name: Sea urchin

Taxonomy: Phylum Echinodermata / Sub Phylum Echinozoa / Class Echinoidea / Sub Class Euechinoidea / Order Echinoida / Family Echinidae / Genus Paracentrotus

C-value (pg): 0.54

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Haemocytes

Standard Species: Mytilus galloprovincialis = 1.92pg

References:
Fafandel, M., N. Bihari, Smodlaka, and S. Ravlic (2008). Hemocytes/coelomocytes DNA content in five marine invertebrates: cell cycles and genome sizes. Biologia 63: 730-736.

Other records available for this species:

Paracentrotus lividus = 0.90 (pg)

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