Published November 19, 2018 | Version v1
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Globicephala Lesson 1828

Description

Genus Globicephala Lesson, 1828

Two species, G. macrorhynchus with a worldwide distribution and G. melas with a limited distribution in the North Atlantic Ocean and southern oceans, compose this genus. Only G. macrorhynchus inhabits the waters of Korea.

Notes

Published as part of Jo, Yeong-Seok, Baccus, John T. & Koprowski, John L., 2018, Mammals of Korea: a review of their taxonomy, distribution and conservation status, pp. 1-216 in Zootaxa 4522 (1) on page 140, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4522.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/2610198

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Family
Delphinidae
Genus
Globicephala
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Cetacea
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Lesson
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Globicephala Lesson, 1828 sec. Jo, Baccus & Koprowski, 2018

References

  • Lesson, R. P. (1828) Histoire naturelle generale et particuliere des mammiferes et des oiseaux decoverts depuis 1788 jusqu'a nos jours. Fol. 10. Oiseaux et mammiferes. Chez Baudouin freres, Paris, 456 pp. [in French]