Detailed Record for Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

Common Name: Hellbender salamander

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Urodela / Family Cryptobranchidae / Genus Cryptobranchus

C-value (pg): 55.00

Chromosome Number (2n): 60

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

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

References:
Tiersch, T.R. and R.W. Chandler (1989). Chicken erythrocytes as an internal reference for analysis of DNA content by flow cytometry in grass carp. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 118: 713-717.

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