Marcello Mezzasalma

• Biodiversity Journal, 8 (4): 947-950

  Nicola Maio, Francesco Pollaro, Angelo Gasparro, Agnese Petraccioli, Marcello Mezzasalma, Mario Guariglia, Giorgio Galiero, Fabio Di Nocera, Doriana Iaccarino, Mario Santoro, Gianni Insacco & Fabio Maria Guarino
  New record of Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) from the Mediterranean Sea (Cetacea Kogiidae)

  ABSTRACT
  We report a new record of the Dwarf Sperm Whale Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) (Cetacea Kogiidae) in the Mediterranean Sea, following the stranding of a dead female of this species occurred on 4th February 2017. The specimen was found at the Trentova seaside near Agropoli (Salerno Province, Southern Italy) within the area of the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park. The molecular analysis of a partial sequence of the mitochondrial 16S rRNA confirmed the species identification based on anatomical and morphological characters. This stranding is the third on the Mediterranean and Italian coasts.

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