Nomenclature
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia | Browse at kingdom-level |
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| Order | Hemiptera | Browse at order-level |
| Family | Dactylopiidae | Browse at family-level |
| Genus | Dactylopius O. Costa, 1835 | Browse at genus-level |
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| Species | Dactylopius coccus Costa, 1835 | Browse at species-level |
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Binomial synonyms
Common names
| Common name | Language |
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| Domestic cochineal | English |
| Cochenille domestique | French |
| Cochenille | German |
| Cochinilla | Spanish |
Genealogy
Genetics
| Chromosome pairs | No chromosome pair counts stored. | |
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| Parentage background | No parentage background information stored. | |
| Ploidy level | No ploidy level information stored. | |
| Species identifier DNA | No species identifier DNA information stored. | |
Subspecies
No known subspecies for this entry in the database.
Distribution
No distribution maps for this entry in the database.
Macromorphology
No macroscopic morphology entries for this entry in the database.Chemicals
No compound entries for this entry in the database.
Images
No images for this entry in the database.
Color swatches
This gallery showcases color samples measured from materials dyed with this organism. The materials were dyed
with organism parts or whole organism, and no chemical analyses of the colourants present have been performed.
Materials and mordants are reported where applicable. This gallery only showcases what colors one might be able
to achieve from dyeing with this organism.
References
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Cardon,
Natural dyes. Sources, tradition, technology and science. . Archetype Publications Ltd, 2007 - C. Chávez-Moreno, A. Tecante, and A. Casas, "The Opuntia (Cactaceae) and Dactylopius (Hemiptera: Dactylopiidae) in Mexico: a historical perspective of use, interaction and distribution," Biodiversity and Conservation , vol. 18 , pp. 3337–3355 , DOI: 10.1007/s10531-009-9647-x .