| General information |
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Aspidoras taurus Lima & Britto, 2001 |
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| Synonyms |
Hydromedusa tectifara Nutaphand, 1979 |
| IUCN Red List status (2014) |
Not Reported |
| Habitat |
Freshwater |
| Systematics |
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Siluriformes; Callichthyidae. |
| Geographical distribution |
Brazil |
| Occurrence |
native: Brazil |
| Importance |
Food |
| Karyological information |
| Geographical area of study |
Itiquira River; Alto Garca, Mato Grosso, Brazil |
| Source of chromosomes |
Not reported |
| Number of specimens with sex |
04 (03 males; 01 female) |
| Diploid chromosome number |
46 |
| Karyotype formula |
30M+10SM+6ST |
| Fundamental arm number |
Not reported |
| Chromosome length |
Not reported |
| Sex chromosome |
Not reported |
| Chromosome staining/banding/FISH |
G- banding helped in identification and pairing; Ag-NORs were detected on telomere of microchromosome which was confirmed by FISH using the rDNA 18S probe. C- bands werepresent in the centromeric region of most chromosomes. |
| Reference |
Noleto RB, Kantek DLZ, Swarca AC, Dias AL,Fenocchio AS,Cestari MM (2006).Karyotypic characterization of Hydromedusa tectifera (Testudines, Pleurodira) from the upper Iguaçu River in the Brazilian state of Parana. Genetics and Molecular Biology, 29(2): 263-266. |
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