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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Desmognathus fuscus

Common Name: Dusky salamander

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Urodela / Family Plethodontidae / Genus Desmognathus

C-value (pg): 17.70

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Ambystoma laterale = 29.20pg

References:
Licht, L.E. and L.A. Lowcock (1991). Genome size and metabolic rate in salamanders. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 100B: 83-92.

Other records available for this species:

Desmognathus fuscus = 15.00 (pg)
Desmognathus fuscus = 15.00 (pg)
Desmognathus fuscus = 15.13 (pg)
Desmognathus fuscus = 18.00 (pg)

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