Detailed Record for Litopenaeus vannamei

Common Name: Whiteleg shrimp

Species (alternate): Penaeus vannamei

Taxonomy: Phylum Arthropoda / Sub Phylum Crustacea / Class Malacostraca / Order Decapoda / Family Penaeidae / Genus Litopenaeus

C-value (pg): 2.89

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Whole body

Standard Species: Drosophila melanogaster = 0.18pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Jeffery, N. W., and T. R. Gregory (2014). Genome size estimates for crustaceans using Feulgen image analysis densitometry of ethanol-preserved tissues. Cytometry Part A 85: 862-868.

Other records available for this species:

Litopenaeus vannamei = 2.67 (pg)

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