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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Lepomis macrochirus

Common Name: Bluegill sunfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Perciformes / Family Centrarchidae / Genus Lepomis

C-value (pg): 0.94

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Ragland, C.J. and J.R. Gold (1989). Genome size variation in the North American sunfish genus Lepomis (Pisces: Centrarchidae).. Genetical Research 53: 173-182.

Other records available for this species:

Lepomis macrochirus = 0.73 (pg)
Lepomis macrochirus = 0.96 (pg)
Lepomis macrochirus = 0.98 (pg)
Lepomis macrochirus = 1.00 (pg)
Lepomis macrochirus = 1.01 (pg)
Lepomis macrochirus = 1.62 (pg)

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