Biology:Globicephalinae

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Short description: Subfamily of oceanic dolphins

Globicephalinae
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Pilot whale spyhopping
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Cetacea
Family: Delphinidae
Subfamily: Globicephalinae
Le Duc, 1997

Globicephalinae is a subfamily of oceanic dolphins that includes the pilot whales (Globicephala spp.), the pygmy killer whale (Feresa attenuata), the rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis), the false killer whale (Pseudorca crassidens), the melon-headed whale (Peponocephala electra), Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus), and the snubfin dolphins (Orcaella spp.).[1][2]

Delphinidae
Delphinidae
Globicephalinae

Rough-toothed dolphin

Snubfin dolphin

Risso's dolphin

False killer whale

Pilot whale

Melon-headed whale

Pygmy killer whale

Delphininae

other dolphins

Relations within Globicephalinae[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Cunha, H. A.; Moraes, L. C.; Medeiros, B. V.; Lailson-Brito, Jr, J.; da Silva, V. M. F.; Solé-Cava, A. M.; Schrago, C. G. (2011). "Phylogenetic Status and Timescale for the Diversification of Steno and Sotalia Dolphins". PLOS ONE 6 (12): e28297. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028297. PMID 22163290. Bibcode2011PLoSO...628297C. 
  2. McGowen, Michael R; Tsagkogeorga, Georgia; Álvarez-Carretero, Sandra; dos Reis, Mario; Struebig, Monika; Deaville, Robert; Jepson, Paul D; Jarman, Simon et al. (2019-10-21). "Phylogenomic Resolution of the Cetacean Tree of Life Using Target Sequence Capture". Systematic Biology 69 (3): 479–501. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syz068. ISSN 1063-5157. PMID 31633766. PMC 7164366. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syz068. 

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