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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Gymnura micrura

Common Name: Smooth butterfly ray

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Batoidea / Order Rajiformes / Family Gymnuridae / Genus Gymnura

C-value (pg): 2.83

Method: Static Cell Fluorometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Jiminez, A.G. and S.T. Kinsey (2012). Nuclear DNA content variation associated with muscle fiber hypertrophic growth in fishes. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 182: 531-540.

Other records available for this species:

Gymnura micrura = 8.10 (pg)

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