Detailed Record for Xiphophorus hellerii

Common Name: Green swordtail

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 Xiphophorus

C-value (pg): 0.71

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Cimino, M.C. (1974). The nuclear DNA content of diploid and triploid Poeciliopsis and other poeciliid fishes with reference to the evolution of unisexual forms. Chromosoma 47: 297-307.

Other records available for this species:

Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.77 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.80 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.82 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.95 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.95 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 1.00 (pg)

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