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): 2.45

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:

Polyodon spathula = 1.59 (pg)
Polyodon spathula = 1.95 (pg)

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