Detailed Record for Sparisoma chrysopterum

Common Name: Redtail parrotfish

Species (alternate): Sparisoma brachiale

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

C-value (pg): 1.23

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Mirsky, A.E. and H. Ris (1951). The desoxyribonucleic acid content of animal cells and its evolutionary significance. Journal of General Physiology 34: 451-462.

Other records available for this species:

Sparisoma chrysopterum = 1.90 (pg)

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