Detailed Record for Ameiurus melas

Common Name: Black bullhead catfish

Taxonomy: Phylum Chordata / Sub Phylum Vertebrata / Super Class Gnathostomata / Class Osteichthyes / Sub Class Actinopterygii / Infra Class Neopterygii / Super Order Teleostei / Order Siluriformes / Family Ictaluridae / Genus Ameiurus

C-value (pg): 1.10

Method: Flow Cytometry

Cell Type: Red blood cells

Standard Species: Homo sapiens = 3.50pg

References:
Tiersch, T.R. and C.A. Goudie (1993). Inheritance and variation of genome size in half-sib families of hybrid catfishes. Journal of Heredity 84: 122-125.

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