Detailed Record for Chelydra serpentina

Common Name: Common snapping turtle

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Chelydridae / Genus Chelydra

C-value (pg): 2.70

Method: Static Cell Fluorometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
De Smet, W.H.O. (1981). The nuclear Feulgen-DNA content of the vertebrates (especially reptiles), as measured by fluorescence cytophotometry, with notes on the cell and chromosome size. Acta Zoologica et Pathologica Antverpiensia 76: 119-167.

Other records available for this species:

Chelydra serpentina = 2.49 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.51 (pg)
Chelydra serpentina = 2.81 (pg)

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