Detailed Record for Sphyrna lewini

Common Name: Scalloped hammerhead shark

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

C-value (pg): 4.45

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Scyliorhinus canicula = 5.70pg

References:
Stingo, V., T. Capriglione, L. Rocco, R. Improta, and A. Morescalchi (1989). Genome size and A-T rich DNA in selachians. Genetica 79: 197-205.

Other records available for this species:

Sphyrna lewini = 3.06 (pg)
Sphyrna lewini = 3.30 (pg)
Sphyrna lewini = 3.50 (pg)

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