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Cetacea of the Faroe-Islands

There are 14 species of Cetacea that are commonly found in the Faroe-Islands.

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 14 total species, 14 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 1120 "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 Faroe-Islands region):
  • Of the 14 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have Faroe-Islands-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "Faroe-Islands-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 14 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

     Barcoding progress summary for the Faroe-Islands region, out of a total of 14 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 14 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
      •
    • There are 12S barcodes for 14 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 14 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% 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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          [ ICES eastern North Atlantic ] [ Icelandic-Waters ] [ Faroe-Islands ] [ Norwegian-Sea ] [ Barents-Sea ] [ Celtic-Seas ] [ North-Sea ] [ Iberian-Shelf ]
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    Cetacea of the Faroe-Islands
    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
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    for this
    Infraorder    		 Total Species:   14
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  14

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1127    		 Total Species:   14
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030398

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    ⋄   Mysticeti Superfamily cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Superfamily    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  4

    Total COI-Barcodes:   235    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030406

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    ⋄   ⋄   Balaenopteridae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  4

    Total COI-Barcodes:   235    		 Total Species:   4
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030408

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   204    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030420

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera acutorostrata Species
    (1)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera borealis Species
    (2)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Balaenoptera physalus Species
    (3)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Megaptera novaeangliae Species
    (4)    		 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

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    ⋄   Odontoceti Superfamily cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Superfamily    		 Total Species:   10
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  10

    Total COI-Barcodes:   892    		 Total Species:   10
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030405

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    ⋄   ⋄   Delphinidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  6

    Total COI-Barcodes:   508    		 Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030409

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Delphinus delphis Species
    (5)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Globicephala melas Species
    (6)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lagenorhynchus albirostris Species
    (7)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Leucopleurus acutus Species
    (8)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Orcinus orca Species
    (9)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Tursiops truncatus Species
    (10)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Phocoena phocoena Species
    (11)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Physeter macrocephalus Species
    (12)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   Ziphiidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   182    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030414

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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
    (13)    		 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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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Mesoplodon Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   0
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030448

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   40    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030474

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Ziphius cavirostris Species
    (14)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 40
      12S = 24
      16S = 26
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032533

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