The Sri Lankan Mesoplodon hotaula was first described in 1963 and was considered a synonym of the Ginkgotoothed Mesoplodon ginkgodens in 1965, but until recently, mitochondrial and nuclear studies have shown that the genes of the Mesoplodon hotaula are different from those of the Ginkgotoothed Mesop
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The Sri Lankan Mesoplodon hotaula was first described in 1963 and was considered a synonym of the Ginkgotoothed Mesoplodon ginkgodens in 1965, but until recently, mitochondrial and nuclear studies have shown that the genes of the Mesoplodon hotaula are different from those of the Ginkgotoothed Mesoplodon ginkgodens.
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