Detailed Record for Triaenodon obesus

Common Name: Whitetip reef shark

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Order Carchariniformes / Family Carcharhinidae / Genus Triaenodon

C-value (pg): 2.88

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Fin clips

Standard Species: Drosophila virilis = 0.34pg

References:
Portnoy, D.S., C.M. Hollenbeck, J.S. Johnston, J.M. Casman, and J.R. Gold (2014). Parthenogenesis in a whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus involves a reduction in ploidy. Journal of Fish Biology 85: 502-508.

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