Detailed Record for Polypterus palmas palmas

Common Name: Shortfin 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): 5.85

Chromosome Number (2n): 36

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Liver

Standard Species: Various

References:
Bachmann, K., O.B. Goin, and C.J. Goin (1972). The nuclear DNA of Polypterus palmas. Copeia 1972: 363-365.

Other records available for this species:

Polypterus palmas palmas = 3.69 (pg)

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