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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Cephaloscyllium ventriosum

Common Name: Swellshark

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

C-value (pg): 7.70

Chromosome Number (2n): 64

Method: Bulk Fluorometric Assay

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus = 0.89pg

References:
Hinegardner, R. (1976a). The cellular DNA content of sharks, rays and some other fishes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 55B: 367-370.

Other records available for this species:

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum = 6.90 (pg)
Cephaloscyllium ventriosum = 9.05 (pg)

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