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First record of a rare beaked whale Mesoplodon hotaula in the Philippines

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 May 2015

Joanne Krisha M. Lacsamana ,
Minerva Fatimae H. Ventolero Open the ORCID record for Minerva Fatimae H. Ventolero [Opens in a new window] ,
Darrell Blatchley  and
Mudjekeewis D. Santos
Joanne Krisha M. Lacsamana
Affiliation:
Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Corporate 101, Mo. Ignacia Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City 1103, Philippines
Minerva Fatimae H. Ventolero
Affiliation:
Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Corporate 101, Mo. Ignacia Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City 1103, Philippines
Darrell Blatchley
Affiliation:
D'Bone Collector Museum Inc., Bucana Trading Boulevard, Barangay 76-A, Davao City, Philippines
Mudjekeewis D. Santos*
Affiliation:
Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Corporate 101, Mo. Ignacia Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City 1103, Philippines
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: M.D. Santos, Genetic Fingerprinting Laboratory, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute, Corporate 101, Mo. Ignacia Avenue, South Triangle, Quezon City 1103, Philippines email: mudjiesantos@yahoo.com
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Abstract

Beaked whales of the Family Ziphiidae are the least known of all cetacean families. Here, using mitochondrial DNA Control Region and Cytochrome B, and supported by morphological comparisons of skull and teeth, we identified a 4.6 m female beaked whale, stranded in Maco, Compostela Valley, Philippines on December 19 2012, as the Deranayigala's beaked whale, Mesoplodon hotaula. This is the first record of M. hotaula in the Philippines and only the eighth specimen in the world.

Keywords

PhilippinesMesoplodon hotaulaDeraniyagala's beaked whalegenetic markersmorphology
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Research Article
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Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 8 , 2015 , e77
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Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2015 

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