Elasmobranch Specimen Details
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Rhincodon typus
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ID
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Species ID No.
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876 |
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Collection Code
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KA |
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Collection No.
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319 |
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Genus
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Rhincodon |
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Species
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typus |
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Common Name
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Whale shark |
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ID Verified
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Yes |
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ID Verified By
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H. Ralicki, J. Caira & K. Jensen |
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Class
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Elasmobranchii |
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Order
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Orectolobiformes |
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Family
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Rhincodontidae |
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ID Notes
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No images; Included in Naylor et al. (2011) |
Record Data
| Date (MM/DD/YYYY) |
Action |
User Name |
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01/26/2009 |
Created |
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| 08/24/2011 | Modified | |
| 08/31/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 11/05/2015 | Modified | J. Caira |
| 08/06/2016 | Modified | J. Caira |
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Host Specimen Attributes
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Maturity
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Freshness
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PCL (cm)
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Disk Length (cm)
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Fork Length (cm)
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Disk Width (cm)
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Total Length (cm)
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? |
| Host Specimen Necropsied |
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Host Specimen Deposition
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Saved Entire
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No |
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Accession No.
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Host DNA
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DNA Samples Saved
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Yes |
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DNA Samples Deposition
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J. Caira at University of Connecticut; K. Jensen at University of Kansas; G. Naylor at Florida State |
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ND2 Data Generated
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Yes |
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ND2 Sequence Data
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GenBank No.
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Cophylogeny Specimen
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Yes |
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Host Notes
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Locality
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Collection Date (mm/dd/yyyy)
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7/28/2007 |
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Collected By
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Source of Specimen
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Collection Method
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Collection Depth
(m) |
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Country
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Indonesia |
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Ocean
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Pacific Ocean |
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Body of Water/River
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South China Sea |
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River Basin
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Island(s)
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Borneo |
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State/Province
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West Kalimantan |
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City
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Singkawang (fish market) |
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Coordinates
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00°55'06.41"N , 108°58'59.54"E |
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Decimal Degree Latitude
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Decimal Degree Longitude
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Associated Parasites
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Parasites
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10% NBF
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95% EtOH
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10% NBF Picked
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Valve
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No |
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Sift
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Worms
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n/a
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Parasite Specimens (
0 )
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Parasite Notes
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Global Cestode Database
