Detailed Record for Dasyatis americana

Common Name: Southern stingray

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Batoidea / Order Rajiformes / Family Dasyatidae / Genus Dasyatis

C-value (pg): 5.55

Chromosome Number (2n): 78

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:

Dasyatis americana = 3.65 (pg)

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