Detailed Record for Thalassophina viperina
Common Name: Sea snake
Species (alternate): Prasicuta viperina
Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Reptilia / Sub Class Lepidosauria / Order Squamata / Sub Order Ophidia / Family Hydrophiidae / Genus Thalassophina
C-value (pg): 2.40
Chromosome Number (2n): 32
Method: Feulgen Densitometry
Cell Type: Red blood cells
Standard Species: Podarcus sicula = 2.20pg
References:
Olmo, E. (1981). Evolution of genome size and DNA base composition in reptiles. Genetica 57: 39-50.
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