Detailed Record for Poecilia formosa

Common Name: Amazon molly

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Cyprinodontiformes / Family Poeciliidae / Genus Poecilia

C-value (pg): 0.85

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Xenopus laevis = 3.15pg

References:
Monaco, P.J., E.M. Rasch, and J.S. Balsano (1981). Cytophotometric determination of DNA during gametogenesis in male and female molly fishes (Pisces Poeciliidae). Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry 29: 887.

Other records available for this species:

Poecilia formosa = 0.75 (pg)
Poecilia formosa = 0.80 (pg)
Poecilia formosa = 0.86 (pg)
Poecilia formosa = 0.97 (pg)

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