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Table 2 List of Heterodonta species with telocentric chromosomes

From: Cytogenetic characterisation of the razor shells Ensis directus (Conrad, 1843) and E. minor (Chenu, 1843) (Mollusca: Bivalvia)

Taxa an diploid chromosome number

No. of telocentric pairs

Authors

No. of 18S–28S loci (FISH)

Family CARDIIDAE

 Cerastoderma edule (2n = 38)

3

Insua and Thiriot-Quievreux (1992), Insua et al. (1999)

1

Family CARDITIDAE

 Cyclocardia astartoides (2n = 30)

10

Thiriot-Quievreux et al. (1990)

 

Family CYAMIIDAE

 Kidderia bisulcata (2n = 38)

5

Thiriot-Quievreux et al. (1988a)

 

 Kidderia minuta (2n = 36)

5

Thiriot-Quievreux et al. (1988a)

 

Family DONACIDAE

 Donax trunculus (2n = 38)

1

Martínez et al. (2002)

1

Family LASAEIDAE

 Lasaea australis (2n = 36)

5

Thiriot-Quievreux (1992)

 

 Lasaea colmani (2n = 40)

1

Ó Foighil and Thiriot-Quievreux (1999)

 

 Lasaea consanguinea (2n = 100–120)a

4

Thiriot-Quievreux et al. (1988b)

 

 Lasaea rubra (n = 63–340)a

9

Thiriot-Quievreux et al. (1989)

 

Family MACTRIDAE

 Mulinia lateralis (2n = 38)

19

Wang and Guo (2008)

2

Family PHARIDAE

 Ensis directus (2n = 38)

2

Present work

1

 Ensis magnus (E. arcuatus) (2n = 38)

7

Fernández-Tajes et al. (2008)

1

 Ensis minor (2n = 38)

8

Present work

1

 Ensis siliqua (2n = 38)

9

Fernández-Tajes et al. (2008)

1

Family SEMELIIDAE

 Scrobicularia plana (2n = 38)

1

Cornet and Soulard (1989)

 

Family SOLECURTIDAE

 Sinonovacula constricta (2n = 38)

1

Wang et al. (1998)

 

Family SOLENIDAE

 Solen grandis (2n = 38)b

2

Sun et al. (2003)

 

 Solen linearis (2n = 38)b

2

Chen et al. (2008)

 

 Solen marginatus (2n = 38)

2

Fernández-Tajes et al. (2003)

2

Family TEREDINIDIAE

 Teredo utriculus (2n = 38)

14

Vitturi et al. (1983)

 

Family VENERIDAE

 Chamelea gallina (2n = 38)

4

Corni and Trentini (1986)

 

 Circe scripta (2n = 38)

3

Ebied and Aly (2004)

 

 Cyclina sinensis (2n = 36)b

11

Wang et al. (2001)

 

 Meretrix meretrix (2n = 38)b

3

Wu et al. (2002)

 

 Ruditapes aureus (V. aurea) (2n = 38)

1

Borsa and Thiriot-Quievreux (1990), Carrilho et al. (2011)

1

 Ruditapes decussatus (2n = 38)

5

Ebied and Aly (2004)

 

 Tapes rhomboides (2n = 38)

4

Carrilho et al. (2011)

1

 Venerupis rhomboides (2n = 38)

3

Insua and Thiriot-Quievreux (1992)

 

 Venus verrucosa (2n = 38)

4

Ebied and Aly (2004)

 
  1. aDifferent levels of polyploidy
  2. bIn Chinese; only abstract in English