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The identity of a stranded cetacean from the Palk Bay has been confirmed as a pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) by the partial sequencing of mitochondrial gene cytochrome oxidase subunit‐I (COI). The specimen was unambiguously discriminated from the COI sequence of Kogia sima by matching exactly with the sequence of K. breviceps. Stranding events of these pygmy whales are considered to be uncommon. The sequence developed for K. breviceps is the first of its kind from Indian waters.
Citation: K. CHANDRASEKAR, K. MADHU MAGESH, K.V. VISHNU, R. SENDHIL KUMAR, SHERINE CUBELIO, N. SARAVANANE AND K. SIVAKUMAR (2021): Confirmation of pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps from Palk Bay, India through Cytochrome Oxidase1 (COI) sequence. IWC | J. Cetacean. Res. Manage. 22, 2021 | 81-85.
Published: February 03, 2022 at 05:48
URL: http://ipt.iobis.org/indobis/resource?r=kogia_breviceps_dna_record
Johnny Konjarla
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
Chandrasekar Krishnamoorthy
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
R. Sendhil Kumar
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
K. Madhu Magesh
Wildlife Institute of India
Vishnu K.V.
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
Saravanane Narayanane
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology
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