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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Pseudopleuronectes americanus

Common Name: Winter flounder

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Pleuronectiformes / Family Pleuronectidae / Genus Pseudopleuronectes

C-value (pg): 0.75

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Mus musculus = 3.30pg

References:
Pedersen, R.A. (1971). DNA content, ribosomal gene multiplicity, and cell size in fish. Journal of Experimental Zoology 177: 65-79.

Other records available for this species:

Pseudopleuronectes americanus = 0.70 (pg)

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