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Cheloniidae of the Indian Ocean

There are 6 species of Cheloniidae that are commonly found in the Indian Ocean.

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 410 "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 Indian Ocean region):
  • Of the 6 total species, 0 of these species (0%) have Indian Ocean-collected COI barcodes.
  • There are a total of 0 "Indian Ocean-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 Indian Ocean region, out of a total of 6 possible species:
    • There are COI barcodes for 6 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
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    • There are 12S barcodes for 6 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ). 
    • There are 16S barcodes for 6 species ( 100% coverage ), of which 0 species have barcodes sampled inside this region ( 0% coverage ).
    • There are 18S barcodes for 1 species ( 16% 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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    Cheloniidae of the Indian Ocean
    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
    v2026-m01-01

    2026-Jan-24
    Cheloniidae Family cummulative
    sub-totals
    ------->
    for this
    Family    		 Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  6

    Total COI-Barcodes:   410    		 Total Species:   6
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  2

    Total COI-Barcodes:   4    		 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:   118    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030424

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    ⋄   ⋄   Caretta caretta Species
    (1)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 118
      12S = 77
      16S = 78
      18S = 2
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      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:   153    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2    		 accepted
    T5030426

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    ⋄   ⋄   Chelonia mydas Species
    (2)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 153
      12S = 15
      16S = 23
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      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:   95    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030428

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    ⋄   ⋄   Eretmochelys imbricata Species
    (3)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 95
      12S = 21
      16S = 21
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      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:   40    		 Total Species:   2
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  1

    Total COI-Barcodes:   2    		 accepted
    T5030442

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

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    ⋄   ⋄   Lepidochelys olivacea Species
    (5)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 27
      12S = 9
      16S = 10
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 2
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      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:   4    		 Total Species:   1
    Sp. w/COI-Barcodes:  0

    Total COI-Barcodes:   0    		 accepted
    T5030451

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    ⋄   ⋄   Natator depressus Species
    (6)    		 COI
    12S
    16S
    18S
    28S
    		   COI = 4
      12S = 2
      16S = 2
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		   COI = 0
      12S = 0
      16S = 0
      18S = 0
      28S = 0
    		 accepted
    T5032230

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