Detailed Record for Xiphophorus maculatus

Common Name: Southern platyfish

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): 0.99

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Fin clips

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Oncorhynchus mykiss = 2.60pg

References:
Lamatsch, D.K., C. Steinlein, M. Schmid, and M. Schartl (2000). Noninvasive determination of genome size and ploidy level in fishes by flow cytometry: detection of triploid Poecilia formosa. Cytometry 39: 91-95.

Other records available for this species:

Xiphophorus maculatus = 0.76 (pg)
Xiphophorus maculatus = 0.92 (pg)
Xiphophorus maculatus = 0.95 (pg)

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