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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Protopterus aethiopicus

Common Name: Marbled lungfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Sarcopterygii / Infra Class Dipnoi / Order Lepidosireniformes / Family Protopteridae / Genus Protopterus

C-value (pg): 132.83

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.

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