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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