Detailed Record for Rhyacotriton olympicus

Common Name: Olympic salamander

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Amphibia / Order Urodela / Family Rhyacotritonidae / Genus Rhyacotriton

C-value (pg): 62.00

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Xenopus laevis = 3.15pg

References:
Horner, H.A. and H.C. Macgregor (1983). C value and cell volume: their significance in the evolution and development of amphibians. Journal of Cell Science 63: 135-146.

Other records available for this species:

Rhyacotriton olympicus = 71.20 (pg)

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