Detailed Record for Poecilia sphenops

Common Name: 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

Chromosome Number (2n): 46

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Rattus norvegicus = 3.10pg

References:
Rasch, E.M., R.M. Darnell, K.D. Kallman, and P. Abramoff (1965). Cytophotometric evidence for triploidy in hybrids of the gynogenetic fish, Poecilia formosa. Journal of Experimental Zoology 160: 155-170.

Other records available for this species:

Poecilia sphenops = 0.93 (pg)

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