Detailed Record for Latimeria chalumnae

Common Name: Coelacanth

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Sarcopterygii / Infra Class Coelacanthimorpha / Order Coelacanthiformes / Family Latimeriidae / Genus Latimeria

C-value (pg): 3.61

Chromosome Number (2n): 48

Method: Feulgen Densitometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Gallus domesticus = 1.25pg

References:
Cimino, M.C. (1974). The nuclear DNA content of diploid and triploid Poeciliopsis and other poeciliid fishes with reference to the evolution of unisexual forms. Chromosoma 47: 297-307.

Other records available for this species:

Latimeria chalumnae = 2.75 (pg)
Latimeria chalumnae = 2.80 (pg)
Latimeria chalumnae = 6.60 (pg)

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