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Charadriiformes of the Mediterranean Sea

There are 31 species of Charadriiformes that are commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Information on the COI barcoding status of these species is presented in the table below.
MODE
A		 All available COI barcodes for this taxa group (collected from any ocean and/or without geo-referencing):
  • Of the 31 total species, 28 of these species (90%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 395 "any ocean" COI barcode records available for this ocean and taxa group.
  • All available taxa group COI barcodes will be included in the Mode A downloads.
    • MODE
    B    		 Regional COI barcodes for this taxa group (includes only those collected in the Mediterranean Sea region):
  • Of the 31 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have Mediterranean Sea-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "Mediterranean Sea-collected" COI barcodes available for this taxa group.
  • In the map to the right, Red Stars show sampling locations of the COI barcodes in the Mode B download.
    • Uncoded
    Species    		 Of the 31 total species in this region, 3 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

     Barcoding progress summary for the Mediterranean Sea region, out of a total of 31 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 28 species ( 90% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
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    • There are 12S barcodes for 21 species ( 67% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 17 species ( 54% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
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    Charadriiformes of the Mediterranean Sea
    Taxa Name

    		Taxa
    Level    		Barcode
    Data?    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from
    any ocean    		Number of
    Barcodes
    from this region    		Barcode Locations and
    Species Occurence Map    		MZGdb Atlas
    v2025-m03-01

    2025-May-05
    Charadriiformes Order cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Order    		 Total Species:   31
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  28

    Total COI-Barcodes:   403    		 Total Species:   31
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032896

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   Alcidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   27    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033154

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Alca Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   12    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033168

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Alca torda Species
    (1)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 12
      12S = 3
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033229

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Fratercula Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   15    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033171

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Fratercula arctica Species
    (2)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 15
      12S = 1
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033299

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   Charadriidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   32    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033158

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Haematopus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   14    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033179

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Haematopus ostralegus Species
    (3)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 14
      12S = 5
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033315

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Pluvialis Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   18    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033189

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Pluvialis squatarola Species
    (4)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 18
      12S = 3
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033347

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   Laridae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   20
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  17

    Total COI-Barcodes:   235    		 Total Species:   20
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032897

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Chlidonias Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   22    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032903

    R:1:0:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Chlidonias hybrida Species
    (5)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 4
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032966

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Chlidonias leucopterus Species
    (6)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 2
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032967

    R:1:0:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Chlidonias niger Species
    (7)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032968

    R:1:0:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Chroicocephalus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032904

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Chroicocephalus genei Species
    (8)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032969

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Hydrocoloeus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032915

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Hydrocoloeus minutus Species
    (9)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032990

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Ichthyaetus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   1    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 no map accepted
    T5032917

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Species
    (10)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 1
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5032992

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Larus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   9
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  7

    Total COI-Barcodes:   59    		 Total Species:   9
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032918

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus argentatus Species
    (11)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 8
      12S = 1
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032993

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus audouinii Species
    (12)    		 No barcodes?   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5032996

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus cachinnans Species
    (13)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5032999

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus canus Species
    (14)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 20
      12S = 5
      16S = 6
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033001

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus delawarensis Species
    (15)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 3
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033004

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus fuscus Species
    (16)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 16
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033006

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus marinus Species
    (17)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 8
      12S = 2
      16S = 1
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033018

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus michahellis Species
    (18)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5033020

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Larus ridibundus Species
    (19)    		 No barcodes?   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5033026

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Rissa Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   16    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032940

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Rissa tridactyla Species
    (20)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 16
      12S = 4
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033131

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Sterna Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   48    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033174

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sterna elegans Species
    (21)    		 No barcodes?   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5033367

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sterna hirundo Species
    (22)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 28
      12S = 3
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033370

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sterna sandvicensis Species
    (23)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 20
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 no map accepted
    T5033375

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Sternula Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   86    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5032942

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Sternula albifrons Species
    (24)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 86
      12S = 4
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033135

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   Recurvirostridae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   13    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033159

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Himantopus Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   13    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033188

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Himantopus himantopus Species
    (25)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 13
      12S = 3
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033318

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   Scolopacidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   58    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033157

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Actitis Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   24    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033186

    R:1:0:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Actitis hypoleucos Species
    (26)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 24
      12S = 2
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033225

    R:1:0:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Arenaria Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   24    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033177

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Arenaria interpres Species
    (27)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 24
      12S = 8
      16S = 8
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033233

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Calidris Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   10    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033178

    R:1:1:1:1
    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Calidris ferruginea Species
    (28)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 10
      12S = 1
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033246

    R:1:0:0:1
    ⋄   ⋄   Limicola Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   0
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 Total Species:   0
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033191

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    ⋄   Stercorariidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   38    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033156

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    ⋄   ⋄   Stercorarius Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  3

    Total COI-Barcodes:   38    		 Total Species:   3
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5033176

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Stercorarius parasiticus Species
    (29)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 18
      12S = 5
      16S = 3
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033359

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Stercorarius pomarinus Species
    (30)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 11
      12S = 6
      16S = 5
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033360

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    ⋄   ⋄   ⋄   Stercorarius skua Species
    (31)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 9
      12S = 6
      16S = 4
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5033361

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