Detailed Record for Xiphophorus hellerii

Common Name: Green swordtail

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Cyprinodontiformes / Family Poeciliidae / Genus Xiphophorus

C-value (pg): 0.95

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Bulk Fluorometric Assay

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus = 0.89pg

References:
Hinegardner, R. and D.E. Rosen (1972). Cellular DNA content and the evolution of teleostean fishes. American Naturalist 106: 621-644.

Other records available for this species:

Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.71 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.77 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.80 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.82 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 0.95 (pg)
Xiphophorus hellerii = 1.00 (pg)

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