Species Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, Gershwin, Thompson, Austin, Owen & McKechnie, 2011
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Species Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, Gershwin, Thompson, Austin, Owen & McKechnie, 2011
- Tursiops australis Charlton-Robb, K., Gershwin, L., Thompson, R., Austin, J., Owen, K. & McKechnie, S. 2011. A new dolphin species, the Burrunan Dolphin Tursiops australis sp. nov., endemic to southern Australian coastal waters. PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science) 6(9): 1-17 [13].
Type data:
Holotype QVM 1365 ♀ ('previously published as the female of the southern form of Tursiops maugeanus Iredale & Troughton, 1934'), Hobblers Bridge, North Esk River, 5 km upstream from Tamar River.
Paratype(s) NMV 17 specimens, ♂ and ♀ (also in TMAG), from Port Philip Bay and Gippsland Lakes, Victoria.
Introduction
The validity of this species needs further testing (Jackson & Grove 2015; Moura et al. 2020).
Distribution
States
Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Bass Strait Shelf Province (35), Southeast Shelf Transition (37)
General References
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [376]
Moura, A., Shreves, K., Pilot, M., Andrews, K., Moore, D., Kishida, T., Möller, L., Natoli, A., Gaspari, S., McGowen, M., Chen, I., Gray, H., Gore, M., Culloch, R., Kiani, M., Willson, M., Bulushi, A., Collins, T., Baldwin, R., Willson, A., Minton, G., Ponnampalam, L., & Hoelzele, A. 2020. Phylogenomics of the genus Tursiops and closely related Delphininae reveals extensive reticulation among lineages and provides inference about ecoevolutionary drivers. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 146: 1-12 [10]
Passadore, C., Parra, G.J. & Moller, L. 2015. Unravelling the secrets of a new dolphin species: population size and spatial ecology of the Burrunan dolphin ('Tursiops australis') in Coffin Bay, South Australia. South Australian Naturalist 89(1): 46-54
Zanardo, N., Parra, G.J. & Moller, L. 2015. Group characteristics, abundance and site fidelity of Burrunan dolphins ('Tursiops australis') in Adelaide's metropolitan waters. South Australian Naturalist 89(1): 55-60
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | DELPHINIDAE | 21-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 19-Sep-2011 | ADDED |