Detailed Record for Galeocerdo cuvier

Common Name: Tiger shark

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Selachimorpha / Order Carchariniformes / Family Carcharhinidae / Genus Galeocerdo

C-value (pg): 4.93

Method: Feulgen Image Analysis Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Betta splendens = 0.64pg, Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg, Rana pipiens = 6.70pg

References:
Hardie, D.C. and P.D.N. Hebert (2004). Genome-size evolution in fishes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 61: 1636-1646.

Other records available for this species:

Galeocerdo cuvier = 3.79 (pg)
Galeocerdo cuvier = 4.15 (pg)
Galeocerdo cuvier = 6.55 (pg)

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