Detailed Record for Neoceratodus forsteri

Common Name: Australian (Queensland) lungfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Sarcopterygii / Infra Class Dipnoi / Order Ceratodontiformes / Family Ceratodontidae / Genus Neoceratodus

C-value (pg): 74.86

Chromosome Number (2n): 54

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:

Neoceratodus forsteri = 52.75 (pg)
Neoceratodus forsteri = 54.60 (pg)

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