Detailed Record for Latimeria chalumnae

Common Name: Coelacanth

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Sarcopterygii / Infra Class Coelacanthimorpha / Order Coelacanthiformes / Family Latimeriidae / Genus Latimeria

C-value (pg): 6.60

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Xenopus laevis = 3.15pg

References:
Thomson, K.S., J.G. Gall, and L.W. Coggins (1973). Nuclear DNA contents of coelacanth erythrocytes. Nature 241: 126.

Other records available for this species:

Latimeria chalumnae = 2.75 (pg)
Latimeria chalumnae = 2.80 (pg)
Latimeria chalumnae = 3.61 (pg)

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