Detailed Record for Diodon hystrix

Common Name: Spot-fin porcupinefish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Tetraodontiformes / Family Diodontidae / Genus Diodon

C-value (pg): 0.80

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Brainerd, E.L., S.S. Slutz, E.K. Hall, and R.W. Phillis (2001). Patterns of genome size evolution in tetraodontiform fishes. Evolution 55: 2363-2368.

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