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Cheloniidae of the World Oceans

There are 6 species of Cheloniidae that are commonly found in the World Oceans.

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 6 total species, 6 of these species (100%) have COI barcodes (from this or any ocean).
  • There are a total of 317 "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 World Oceans region):
  • Of the 6 total species, 6 of these species (100%) have World Oceans-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 317 "World Oceans-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 6 total species in this region, 0 species do not have any COI barcodes (from any region).

    Barcoding progress summary for the World Oceans region, out of a total of 6 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 6 species ( 100% coverage ).
    • There are 12S barcodes for 6 species ( 100% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 6 species ( 100% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 1 species ( 16% coverage ).
    • There are 28S barcodes for 0 species ( 0% coverage ).

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    Cheloniidae of the World Oceans
    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
    Cheloniidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family
    Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  6

    Total COI-Barcodes:   510
    Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  6

    Total COI-Barcodes:   510
    accepted
    T5030374


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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   126
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   126
    accepted
    T5030424


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    ⋄   ⋄   Caretta caretta Species
    (1)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 126
      12S = 77
      16S = 78
      18S = 2
      28S = 0
      COI = 126
      12S = 77
      16S = 78
      18S = 2
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5030925


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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   116
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   116
    accepted
    T5030426


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    ⋄   ⋄   Chelonia mydas Species
    (2)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 116
      12S = 15
      16S = 23
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 116
      12S = 15
      16S = 23
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5031012


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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   77
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   77
    accepted
    T5030428


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    ⋄   ⋄   Eretmochelys imbricata Species
    (3)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 77
      12S = 8
      16S = 8
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 77
      12S = 8
      16S = 8
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5031395


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    ⋄   Lepidochelys Genus cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Genus
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   180
    Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   180
    accepted
    T5030442


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    ⋄   ⋄   Lepidochelys kempii Species
    (4)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 17
      12S = 13
      16S = 13
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 17
      12S = 13
      16S = 13
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5031999


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    ⋄   ⋄   Lepidochelys olivacea Species
    (5)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 163
      12S = 9
      16S = 10
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 163
      12S = 9
      16S = 10
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5032000


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

    Total COI-Barcodes:   11
    Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   11
    accepted
    T5030451


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    ⋄   ⋄   Natator depressus Species
    (6)
    COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
      COI = 11
      12S = 2
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
      COI = 11
      12S = 2
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    accepted
    T5032230


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