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Cetacea of the CA-GSL

There are 20 species of Cetacea that are commonly found in the CA-GSL.

Information on the COI barcoding status of these species is presented in the table below.
MODE
A		 All available COI barcodes for this taxa group (collected from any ocean and/or without geo-referencing):
  • Of the 20 total species, 20 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 1936 "any ocean" COI barcode records available for this ocean and taxa group.
  • All available taxa group COI barcodes will be included in the Mode A downloads.
    • MODE
    B    		 Regional COI barcodes for this taxa group (includes only those collected in the CA-GSL region):
  • Of the 20 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have CA-GSL-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "CA-GSL-collected" COI barcodes available for this taxa group.
  • In the map to the right, Red Stars show sampling locations of the COI barcodes in the Mode B download.
    • Uncoded
    Species    		 Of the 20 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

     Barcoding progress summary for the CA-GSL region, out of a total of 20 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 20 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
      •
    • There are 12S barcodes for 20 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 5 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 25% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 20 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 5 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 25% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 1 species ( 5% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
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    Cetacea of the CA-GSL
    Taxa Name

    		Taxa
    Level    		Barcode
    Data?    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from
    any ocean    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from this region    		Barcode Locations and
    Species Occurence Map    		MZGdb Atlas
    v2025-m03-01

    2025-May-05
    Cetacea Infraorder cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Infraorder    		 Total Species:   20
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  20

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1945    		 Total Species:   20
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   14    		 accepted
    T5030398

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   Mysticeti Superfamily cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Superfamily    		 Total Species:   7
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  7

    Total COI-Barcodes:   502    		 Total Species:   7
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030406

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Balaenidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   75    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030407

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaena Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   58    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030419

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaena mysticetus Species
    (1)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 58
      12S = 61
      16S = 54
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5030761

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Eubalaena Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   17    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030431

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Eubalaena glacialis Species
    (2)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 17
      12S = 14
      16S = 14
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5031431

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Balaenopteridae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   5
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  5

    Total COI-Barcodes:   427    		 Total Species:   5
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030408

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  4

    Total COI-Barcodes:   396    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030420

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera acutorostrata Species
    (3)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 18
      12S = 6
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5030762

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera borealis Species
    (4)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 14
      12S = 4
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5030764

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera musculus Species
    (5)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 192
      12S = 186
      16S = 185
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033639

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera physalus Species
    (6)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 172
      12S = 158
      16S = 157
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5030768

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Megaptera Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   31    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030447

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Megaptera novaeangliae Species
    (7)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 31
      12S = 7
      16S = 7
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032107

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   Odontoceti Superfamily cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Superfamily    		 Total Species:   13
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  13

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1443    		 Total Species:   13
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   14    		 accepted
    T5030405

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Delphinidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   8
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  8

    Total COI-Barcodes:   533    		 Total Species:   8
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030409

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Delphinus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   65    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030427

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Delphinus delphis Species
    (8)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 65
      12S = 18
      16S = 19
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5031244

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Globicephala Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   15    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030434

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Globicephala melas Species
    (9)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 15
      12S = 5
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5031548

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Grampus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   24    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032538

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Grampus griseus Species
    (10)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 24
      12S = 2
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5027424

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lagenorhynchus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   18    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032539

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lagenorhynchus albirostris Species
    (11)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 4
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5027542

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Leucopleurus acutus Species
    (12)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 3
      16S = 4
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032026

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lissodelphis Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030445

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lissodelphis borealis Species
    (13)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032044

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Orcinus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   171    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030457

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Orcinus orca Species
    (14)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 171
      12S = 182
      16S = 178
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032357

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Tursiops Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   239    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030472

    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Tursiops truncatus Species
    (15)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 239
      12S = 184
      16S = 192
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032530

    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Kogiidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   9    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032536

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Kogia Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   9    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032547

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Kogia breviceps Species
    (16)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 3
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5027523

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Monodontidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   557    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   14    		 accepted
    T5030411

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Delphinapterus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   557    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   14    		 accepted
    T5032542

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Delphinapterus leucas Species
    (17)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 557
      12S = 548
      16S = 549
      18S = 1
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 14
      12S = 14
      16S = 14
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5027248

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Phocoenidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   96    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030412

    R:1:1:1:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Phocoena Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   96    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030463

    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Phocoena phocoena Species
    (18)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 96
      12S = 55
      16S = 57
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032515

    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Physeteridae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   106    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030413

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Physeter Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   106    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032544

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Physeter macrocephalus Species
    (19)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 106
      12S = 91
      16S = 91
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5033594

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   Ziphiidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   142    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030414

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Hyperoodon Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   142    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030438

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Hyperoodon ampullatus Species
    (20)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 142
      12S = 138
      16S = 137
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5031761

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