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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Anguilla anguilla

Common Name: European eel

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Anguilliformes / Family Anguillidae / Genus Anguilla

C-value (pg): 1.22

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Peruzzi, S., B. Chatain, and B. Menu (2005). Flow cytometric determination of genome size in European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax), gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata), thinlip mullet (Liza ramada), and European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Aquatic Living Resources 18: 77-81.

Other records available for this species:

Anguilla anguilla = 1.11 (pg)
Anguilla anguilla = 1.40 (pg)
Anguilla anguilla = 1.60 (pg)
Anguilla anguilla = 1.67 (pg)

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