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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Plethodon cinereus

Common Name: Eastern red-backed salamander

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

C-value (pg): 26.13

Chromosome Number (2n): 28

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Rana esculenta = 6.00pg, Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Olmo, E. (1973). Quantitative variations in the nuclear DNA and phylogenesis of the Amphibia. Caryologia 26: 43-68.

Other records available for this species:

Plethodon cinereus = 20.00 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 21.40 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 22.30 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 22.50 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 22.64 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 23.00 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 23.08 (pg)
Plethodon cinereus = 26.20 (pg)

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