Bogart J P, Balon E K, Bruton M N
Department of Zoology, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
J Hered. 1994 Jul-Aug;85(4):322-5. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jhered.a111470.
The karyotype of the coelacanth is reported for the first time. Latimeria chalumnae has a 48-chromosome karyotype that contains metacentric, subtelocentric, and telocentric chromosomes as well as microchromosomes. This karyotype is unlike those found in lung-fishes but is very similar to the 46-chromosome karyotype of one of the ancient frogs, Ascaphus truei.