General information |
Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) |
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Synonyms |
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IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
Habitat |
- |
Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Mollusca; Polyplacophora; Neoloricata; Chitonida; Acanthochitonina; Mopalioidea; Lepidochitonidae. |
Geographical distribution |
- |
Occurrence |
- |
Importance |
Food |
Karyological information |
Geographical area of study |
Seiano (Naples, Italy ) and Gaeta (Latina, Italy) |
Source of chromosomes |
Gonads |
Number of specimens with sex |
12 (07 males; 05 females) |
Diploid chromosome number |
24 |
Karyotype formula |
8m+2st+14t |
Fundamental arm number |
34 |
Chromosome length |
2.7 ± 0.4 to 18.2 ± 0.5 |
Sex chromosome |
Not detected |
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
NOR-FISH, Ag-NOR and CMA3 banding showed NORs localised on pericentromeric regions of telocentric chromosome pair. |
Reference |
Petraccioli A, Maio N, Odierna G (2012) Chromosomes of Lepidochitona caprearum (Scacchi, 1836) (Polyplacophora, Acanthochitonina, Tonicellidae) provide insights into Acanthochitonina karyological evolution.Comparative Cytogenetics 6(4): 397-407. |
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