Detailed Record for Nerophis ophidion

Common Name: Straightnose pipefish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Syngnathiformes / Family Syngnathidae / Genus Nerophis

C-value (pg): 1.78

Chromosome Number (2n): 58

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Vitturi, R., A. Libertini, M. Campolmi, F. Calderazzo, and A. Mazzola (1998). Conventional karyotype, nucleolar organizer regions and genome size in five Mediterranean species of Syngnathidae (Pisces, Syngnathiformes). Journal of Fish Biology 52: 677-687.

Other records available for this species:

Nerophis ophidion = 1.97 (pg)

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