Detailed Record for Squalus acanthias

Common Name: Piked dogfish shark

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Selachimorpha / Order Squaliformes / Family Squalidae / Genus Squalus

C-value (pg): 6.88

Chromosome Number (2n): 60

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Mus musculus = 3.30pg

References:
Pedersen, R.A. (1971). DNA content, ribosomal gene multiplicity, and cell size in fish. Journal of Experimental Zoology 177: 65-79.

Other records available for this species:

Squalus acanthias = 5.80 (pg)
Squalus acanthias = 6.00 (pg)
Squalus acanthias = 7.00 (pg)
Squalus acanthias = 7.20 (pg)

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