Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens

Mitochondrial DNA was amplified and sequenced from single teeth of six museum specimens described by Phillipi (1893) as three novel species, Phocoena albiventris, Tursio platyrhinus and T. panope. Subsequently, these specimens were reviewed and, with the exception of T. panope, were suggested as pro...

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Autores principales:	Pichler,Franz B, Olavarría B,Carlos
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar 2001
Materias:	Chilean dolphin museum specimens taxonomy mtDNA
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-195720010001000122009-05-05Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimensPichler,Franz BOlavarría B,Carlos Chilean dolphin museum specimens taxonomy mtDNA Mitochondrial DNA was amplified and sequenced from single teeth of six museum specimens described by Phillipi (1893) as three novel species, Phocoena albiventris, Tursio platyrhinus and T. panope. Subsequently, these specimens were reviewed and, with the exception of T. panope, were suggested as probable specimens of Chilean dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia. DNA sequence from five of the six samples were compared to an existing database of odontocete type-sequences. These confirm that the specimens were Chilean dolphins. We conclude that T. panope is a Chilean dolphin, albeit of unusual size. These results demonstrate the utility of genetic testing of museum specimens to help resolve uncertainty in species identification.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del MarRevista de biología marina y oceanografía v.36 n.1 20012001-07-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572001000100012en10.4067/S0718-19572001000100012
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spellingShingle	Chilean dolphin museum specimens taxonomy mtDNA Pichler,Franz B Olavarría B,Carlos Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens
description	Mitochondrial DNA was amplified and sequenced from single teeth of six museum specimens described by Phillipi (1893) as three novel species, Phocoena albiventris, Tursio platyrhinus and T. panope. Subsequently, these specimens were reviewed and, with the exception of T. panope, were suggested as probable specimens of Chilean dolphin, Cephalorhynchus eutropia. DNA sequence from five of the six samples were compared to an existing database of odontocete type-sequences. These confirm that the specimens were Chilean dolphins. We conclude that T. panope is a Chilean dolphin, albeit of unusual size. These results demonstrate the utility of genetic testing of museum specimens to help resolve uncertainty in species identification.
author	Pichler,Franz B Olavarría B,Carlos
author_facet	Pichler,Franz B Olavarría B,Carlos
author_sort	Pichler,Franz B
title	Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens
title_short	Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens
title_full	Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens
title_fullStr	Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens
title_full_unstemmed	Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens
title_sort	resolving chilean dolphin (cephalorhynchus eutropia, gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing dna extracted from teeth of museum specimens
publisher	Universidad de Valparaíso. Facultad de Ciencias del Mar
publishDate	2001
url	http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-19572001000100012
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Resolving Chilean dolphin (Cephalorhynchus eutropia, Gray 1846) synonymy by sequencing DNA extracted from teeth of museum specimens

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