Detailed Record for Mobula japonica

Common Name: Spinetail mobula

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

C-value (pg): 4.75

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Cyprinus carpio = 1.70pg

References:
Asahida, T., H. Ida, H. Terashima, and H.-Y. Chang (1993). The karyotype and cellular DNA content of a ray, Mobula japonica. Japanese Journal of Ichthyology 40: 317-322.

Other records available for this species:

Mobula japonica = 4.82 (pg)

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