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): 1.59

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Acipenser ruthenus = 1.90pg

References:
Birstein, V.J., A.I. Pletaev, and B.F. Goncharov (1993). DNA content in Eurasian sturgeon species determined by flow cytometry. Cytometry 14: 377-383.

Other records available for this species:

Polyodon spathula = 1.95 (pg)
Polyodon spathula = 2.45 (pg)

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