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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Acipenser transmontanus

Common Name: White sturgeon

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Chondrostei / Order Acipenseriformes / Family Acipenseridae / Genus Acipenser

C-value (pg): 4.73

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Blacklidge, K.H. and C.A. Bidwell (1993). Three ploidy levels indicated by genome quantification in Acipenseriformes of North America. Journal of Heredity 84: 427-430.

Other records available for this species:

Acipenser transmontanus = 5.10 (pg)

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