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Entrez PubMed Nucleotide Protein Genome Structure PMC Taxonomy BioCollections
   
   Entrez records   
Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 7 7 -
BioSample 57 57 -
GEO DataSets 33 33 -
Gene 44,144 44,144 -
Identical Protein Groups 35,809 35,809 -
Nucleotide 304,163 304,163 -
PMC 549 549 -
Protein 43,148 43,148 -
SRA 57 57 -
Structure 3 3 -
Taxonomy 1 1 -

Octodon degus

Taxonomy ID: 10160 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:10160)
current name
Octodon degus
basionym:
Sciurus degus  Molina, 1782
Genbank common name: degu
NCBI BLAST name: rodents
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 2 (Vertebrate Mitochondrial)
Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Opisthokonta; Metazoa; Eumetazoa; Bilateria; Deuterostomia; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Sarcopterygii; Dipnotetrapodomorpha; Tetrapoda; Amniota; Mammalia; Theria; Eutheria; Boreoeutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Hystricomorpha; Octodontidae; Octodon

Comments and References:

image:Octodon degus
Image by Jennie Sorensen from Wikimedia Commons under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
* Image may not have been verified for accuracy by NCBI Taxonomy.
Cadenillas R et al. (2021)
Cadenillas R, D'Elía G. 2021. The number of species of degus (genus Octodon) is currently underestimated: An appraisal of species limits and their phylogenetic relationships (Rodentia: Hystricomorpha: Octodontidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 159:107111.

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

LinkOut Subject LinkOut Provider
Octodon degus taxonomy/phylogenetic Animal Diversity Web
Octodon cumingi Bennett, 1832 taxonomy/phylogenetic AnimalBase
Sciurus degus Molina, 1782 taxonomy/phylogenetic AnimalBase
Octodon degus (Molina, 1832) taxonomy/phylogenetic AnimalBase
Octodon degus taxonomy taxonomy/phylogenetic Arctos Specimen Database
Octodon degus with GenBank sequence accessions taxonomy/phylogenetic Arctos Specimen Database
Octodon degus taxonomy/phylogenetic CalPhotos
Octodon degus (Molina, 1782) taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
GOLD: Go0037391 organism-specific Genomes On Line Database
Show Biotic Interactions taxonomy/phylogenetic Global Biotic Interactions
Octodon degus (Molina, 1782) taxonomy/phylogenetic Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Octodon degus Molina 1782 taxonomy/phylogenetic Mammal Species of the World
OMA taxonomy/phylogenetic OMA Browser: Orthologous MAtrix
WebScipio: Octodon degus organism-specific WebScipio - eukaryotic gene identification
diArk: Octodon degus organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
Wikipedia taxonomy/phylogenetic iPhylo
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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