Kogia Gray, 1846
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4572018 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A0BE3B-6476-FFC3-FF4F-FC64FEE153D4 |
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Genus Kogia Gray, 1846 View in CoL View at ENA
Kogia is often treated as a distinct Family, Kogiidae Gill, 1871 , but is retained in the same phylogenetic group as the sperm whale (Genus Physeter ) based on cytochrome b analysis ( May-Collado & Agnarsson 2006). We followed the taxonomy by Mead and Brownell (2005). Two species are recognized, and both have a worldwide distribution.
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