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SPECIES RECORD

Detailed Record for Torpedo californica

Common Name: Pacific electric ray

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Chondrichthyes / Sub Class Elasmobranchii / Super Order Batoidea / Order Torpediniformes / Family Torpedinidae / Genus Torpedo

C-value (pg): 7.30

Chromosome Number (2n): 82

Method: Bulk Fluorometric Assay

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus = 0.89pg

References:
Hinegardner, R. (1976a). The cellular DNA content of sharks, rays and some other fishes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 55B: 367-370.

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