Detailed Record for Apalone spinifera

Common Name: Spiny softshell turtle

Species (alternate): Trionyx spiniferus

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Anapsida / Order Testudines / Sub Order Cryptodira / Family Trionychidae / Genus Apalone

C-value (pg): 2.70

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg, Various

References:
Tiersch, T.R., R.W. Chandler, S.S. Wachtel, and S. Elias (1989a). Reference standards for flow cytometry and application in comparative studies of nuclear DNA content. Cytometry 10: 706-710.

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