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Cetacea of the Mediterranean Sea

There are 17 species of Cetacea that are commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea.

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 17 total species, 17 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 1402 "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 Mediterranean Sea region):
  • Of the 17 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have Mediterranean Sea-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "Mediterranean Sea-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 17 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

     Barcoding progress summary for the Mediterranean Sea region, out of a total of 17 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 17 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
      •
    • There are 12S barcodes for 17 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 17 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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    Cetacea of the Mediterranean Sea
    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-m10-01

    2025-Oct-27
    Cetacea Infraorder cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Infraorder    		 Total Species:   17
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  17

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1408    		 Total Species:   17
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 accepted
    T5030398

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   221    		 Total Species:   3
    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:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   221    		 Total Species:   3
    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:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   190    		 Total Species:   2
    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 physalus Species
    (2)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Megaptera novaeangliae Species
    (3)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 31
      12S = 9
      16S = 8
      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:   14
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  14

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1187    		 Total Species:   14
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 accepted
    T5030405

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   803    		 Total Species:   10
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 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:   111    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030427

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Delphinus delphis Species
    (4)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 111
      12S = 65
      16S = 66
      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:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   131    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030434

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Globicephala macrorhynchus Species
    (5)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 116
      12S = 101
      16S = 103
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5031547

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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

    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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Grampus griseus Species
    (7)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 24
      12S = 4
      16S = 3
      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:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032539

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Lagenorhynchus albirostris Species
    (8)    		 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
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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
    (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

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   72    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030467

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Pseudorca crassidens Species
    (10)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 72
      12S = 63
      16S = 63
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032521

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   33    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032540

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Stenella coeruleoalba Species
    (11)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 33
      12S = 8
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5030147

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

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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 accepted
    T5032541

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Steno bredanensis Species
    (12)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 13
      12S = 7
      16S = 7
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5030150

    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
    (13)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 239
      12S = 186
      16S = 193
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032530

    R:1:1:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   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
    (14)    		 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

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Physeter macrocephalus Species
    (15)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 106
      12S = 93
      16S = 92
      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:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   182    		 Total Species:   2
    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
    (16)    		 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

    R:1:0:0:0
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   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
    (17)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 40
      12S = 26
      16S = 27
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032533

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