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Phoca
Sign in to savePhoca ( ) is a genus of the earless seals, (Phocidae). It now contains just two species, the common seal (or harbour seal) and the spotted seal (or largha seal). Several species formerly listed under this genus have been split into the genera Pusa, Pagophilus, and Histriophoca. Until recently, Phoca largha has been considered a subspecies of Phoca vitulina but now is considered its own species. For this reason, the fossil history of the genus is unclear, and it has formerly been used as wastebasket taxon for a number of fossils of uncertain affinity.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderCarnivora
- FamilyPhocidae
Extinct.
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Research
1,483 papers- Derivation of Ringed Seal (Phoca hispida) Induced Multipotent Stem Cells.Cellular reprogramming · 2021
- A harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) can learn geometrical relationships between landmarks.The Journal of experimental biology · 2022
- Urinary glucocorticoids in harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) pups during rehabilitation.General and comparative endocrinology · 2023
- CAUSES AND TRENDS OF HARBOR SEAL (PHOCA VITULINA) MORTALITY ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST, CANADA, 2012-2020.Journal of wildlife diseases · 2023
- Congenital Diseases in Harbor Seals (Phoca vitulina richardsii) from the Salish Sea.Journal of wildlife diseases · 2021
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Phoca ( ) is a genus of the earless seals, (Phocidae). It now contains just two species, the common seal (or harbour seal) and the spotted seal (or largha seal). Several species formerly listed under this genus have been split into the genera Pusa, Pagophilus, and Histriophoca. Until recently, Phoca largha has been considered a subspecies of Phoca vitulina but now is considered its own species. For this reason, the fossil history of the genus is unclear, and it has formerly been used as wastebasket taxon for a number of fossils of uncertain affinity.
==Species== Currently there are two confirmed members: