Detailed Record for Polyodon spathula

Common Name: Mississippi paddlefish

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

C-value (pg): 1.95

Chromosome Number (2n): 120

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Tiersch, T.R., R.W. Chandler, S.S. Wachtel, and S. Elias (1989a). Reference standards for flow cytometry and application in comparative studies of nuclear DNA content. Cytometry 10: 706-710.

Other records available for this species:

Polyodon spathula = 1.59 (pg)
Polyodon spathula = 2.45 (pg)

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