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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Physeteridae recognised as the single family with Kogiinae as a subfamily.
Two distinct families - Physeteridae and Kogiidae - in the superfamily Physeteroidea which also includes basal prehistoric species.
In any case there is complete agreement that there are two living genera - Physeter containing one species - the Sperm Whale - and Kogia containing the Dwarf Sperm Whale and Pygmy Sperm Whale.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Physeteridae   (371 words)

  
 Pictures of the dwarf sperm whale|Kogia simus facts
De kleinste potvis (Kogia sima, soms incorrect Kogia simus) is een walvis uit de familie der potvissen (Physeteridae).
Nowadays the Dwarf Sperm Whale is generally classified as one of two species, along with the Pygmy Sperm Whale, in the Kogiidae family and Kogia genus, however it was not until 1966 that the two species were regard as separate and even more recently Kogiidae was regarded as a subfamily of Physeteridae.
Pygmy and dwarf sperm whales are probably not rare, but are not common sightings, because of their offshore distribution and small group sizes.
www.thewebsiteofeverything.com /animals/mammals/Cetacea/Physeteridae/Kogia/Kogia-simus.html   (429 words)

  
 iqexpand.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Phylogenetic note: Recent evidence has suggested that the Physeteridae (sperm whale) family might be more closely related to the baleen whales than to the toothed whales.
The Sperm Whales (Family Physeteridae) Sperm Whale Vocalizations Physeter catodon The calls of this whale are snaps or clicks, which often occur in rhythmic patterns.
Physeteridae Kogiidae Ziphiidae Balaenopteridae Orden Perissodactyla (Perisodáctilos) Familia Equidae Orden Artiodactyla (Artiodactilos) Familia Suidae Cervidae Capreolidae Bovidae Orden...
physeteridae.iqexpand.com   (442 words)

  
 Amazon.com: physeteridae   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Catalogue of the fossil Odontocetes (Cetacea) in the Bologna Giovanni Capellini Museum of Palaeontology with description of a new species of Hoplocetus (Physeteridae) (Memorie di scienze geologiche) by Georg Pilleri (Unknown Binding - 1982)
Gay whale 0dontorete whales o Physeteridae  Dw,rfsl)erm whale  Pygmy...
Odontoceti Whales and dolphins Family Physeteridae Sperm whale Direct Cosmopolitan Unlikely...
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 Sperm whale family - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(see [2]) Physeteridae recognised as the single family with Kogiinae as a subfamily.
(see [3]) Two distinct families - Physeteridae and Kogiidae.
In any case there is complete agreement that there are two genera - Physeter containing one species - the Sperm Whale - and Kogia containing the Dwarf Sperm Whale and Pygmy Sperm Whale.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Physeteridae   (308 words)

  
 Definition of physeteridae - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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Learn more about "physeteridae " and related topics at Britannica.com
See a map of "physeteridae " in the Visual Thesaurus
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 Bioline International Official Site (site up-dated regularly)
(Nematoda) in pygmy sperm whale Kogia breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838) (Physeteridae) in Northeastern coast of Brazil
An adult male pygmy sperm whale, Kogia breviceps (De Blainvillei, 1838) (Physeteridae), 2.73 m long was found stranded on Cacimba do Padre beach, Fernando de Noronha archipelago (3 degrees 51'S; 32 degrees 25'W), Brazil on 2 May 1987.
At necropsy, nematodes were collected from the stomach, fixed in 70 GL alcohol and cleared in beechwood creosote.
www.bioline.org.br /abstract?oc98034   (192 words)

  
 Physeteridae
English words defined with "Physeteridae": family Hyperodontidae, family Physeteridae, family Ziphiidae ♦ genus Physeter ♦ Hyperodontidae ♦ Physeter ♦ Ziphiidae.
Non-English Usage: "Physeteridae" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.
Public Service or Web Sites Triggered by: Physeteridae
www.websters-online-dictionary.org /Ph/Physeteridae.html   (215 words)

  
 Resources on the Dwarf Sperm Whale from academic institutions
ADW: Physeteridae: Information: Three species in 2 genera (Physeter, the giant sperm whale; and Kogia, containing
Species, Dwarf sperm whale, can be found in 4 Parks: Species, Dwarf sperm whale, can be found in 4 Parks.
Not Documented: CETACEA, Physeteridae, Kogia breviceps, Pygmy sperm whale, N/A, N/A. http://www.wcug.wwu.edu/~narf/dolp/otherinfo.shtml
mongabay.org /conservation/Dwarf_Sperm_Whale.htm   (526 words)

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