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