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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Torpedo torpedo

Common Name: Common torpedo

Species (alternate): Torpedo ocellata

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Batoidea / Order Torpediniformes / Family Torpedinidae / Genus Torpedo

C-value (pg): 7.50

Chromosome Number (2n): 66

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Not specified

References:
Morescalchi, A. and E. Olmo (1982). Single-copy DNA and vertebrate phylogeny. Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 34: 93-101.

Other records available for this species:

Torpedo torpedo = 7.50 (pg)
Torpedo torpedo = 7.70 (pg)

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