Detailed Record for Phoenicopterus ruber

Common Name: Greater flamingo

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Class Aves / Order Ciconiiformes / Family Phoenicopteridae / Genus Phoenicopterus

C-value (pg): 1.25

Chromosome Number (2n): 80

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Venturini, G., R. D'Ambrogi, and E. Capanna (1986). Size and structure of the bird genome. I. DNA content of 48 species of Neognathae.. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 85B: 61-65.

Other records available for this species:

Phoenicopterus ruber = 1.52 (pg)

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