{999A9551-D701-4CF5-9373-131D3DD8D969} 20050512 19291400 FALSE 20060710 17161900 20060815 12091700 PlatformLand-basedSightingsUser definedUser definedNew Zealand Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.0 (Build 2195) Service Pack 4; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.1.0.722 en The vast expanses of the South Pacific Ocean have, until recently, concealed the identity of the world's rarest whale, the spade-toothed beaked whale (<i>Mesoplodon traversii</i>). Based on the scarcity of records and the total absence of previous sightings, this species is the least known species of whale and one of the world’s rarest living mammals. Two individuals of this species, previously known from only two skull fragments and a mandible, were recently discovered beachcast in New Zealand. Although initially misidentified, we have used DNA analysis to reveal their true identity. We provide the first morphological description and images of this enigmatic species. This study highlights the importance of DNA typing and reference collections for the identification of rare species.Data of two stranded individuals are represented as one observation. Constantine, R2013https://doi.org/10.82144/984928a2OBIS-SEAMAP882http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/882OBIS-SEAMAPVersion 1.0.0 ground condition2010-12-312010-12-31 CompleteNone planned 177.4188889177.4188889-37.9775-37.9775177.4188889177.4188889-37.9775-37.9775 Open public unless otherwise noted. See Use Constraints for details. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset Constantine, R. 2013. Stranded spade-toothed beaked whales in New Zealand in 2010. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/882) on yyyy-mm-dd. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Shapefile Rochelle ConstantineSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland mailing and physical address

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Auckland1142New Zealand r.constantine@auckland.ac.nz Integrated Taxonomic Information Systemhttp://www.itis.usda.gov/Downloaded April, 2004Refer to the contact information of the datasetPeter Livingstone, New Zealand Department of Conservation<br/> Rochelle Constantine, University of AucklandThompson, K., C.S. Baker, A. van Helden, S. Patel, C. Millar and R. Constantine2012http://www.cell.com/current-biology/retrieve/pii/S0960982212010597Current Biology22: 905-906Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115http://www.tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtle en FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 local time Ei Fujioka Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University mailing and physical addressDurhamNC27708

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USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Ei FujiokaDuke University http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profilehttp://www.esri.com/metadata/esriprof80.htmlESRI Metadata Profile 2012-12-05 2013-10-11 ISO 19115 Geographic Information - MetadataDIS_ESRI1.0dataset Downloadable Data 0.021 0.021 OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site and click on [Datasets] tab appearing on upper left. Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address DurhamNCUSA

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27708 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. 002 Local Area Network 0.021 Shapefile Vector GCS_WGS_1984Decimal degrees0.0001670.000167D_WGS_1984WGS_19846378137.000000298.257224GCS_WGS_1984 This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.University of Auckland & New Zealand Department of ConservationoidUnique ID (created by OBIS-SEAMAP)obs_date31 December 2010locationOpape, Bay of Plenty, New Zealandlat_s37 deg 58lon_s177 deg 25latitude37.9775longitude177.418889sp_obsspade-toothed beaked whalesp_scientificMesoplodon traversiisp_tsnITIS Taxonomic Serial Number assigned by OBIS-SEAMAPobs_count2notesfemale (5.3m) and male offsprin (3.5m)collectorPeter Livingstone, New Zealand Department of Conservation; Rochelle Constantine, University of Auckland, New Zealand20060815