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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Mola mola

Common Name: Ocean sunfish

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

C-value (pg): 0.97

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Venkatesh, B., P. Gilligan, and S. Brenner (2000). Fugu: a compact vertebrate reference genome. FEBS Letters 476: 3-7.

Venkatesh, B., Personal communication.

Other records available for this species:

Mola mola = 0.84 (pg)

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