Detailed Record for Polypterus bichir bichir

Common Name: Nile bichir

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Chondrostei / Order Polypteriformes / Family Polypteridae / Genus Polypterus

C-value (pg): 7.25

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Vialli, M. and P. Casonato (1972). Quantita di acido desossiribonucleico per nucleo e aree nucleari negli eritrociti dei pesci branchiopterigi. Rendiconti Instituto Lombardo Scienze e Lettere, Sezione B 106: 50-58.

Other records available for this species:

Polypterus bichir bichir = 4.70 (pg)

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