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Trichechus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
- Caribbean manatee
(mammal)
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Trichechus (Genus) - manatees
..Trichechus inunguis (Species) - Amazon manatee
..Trichechus senegalensis (Species) - African manatee
..Trichechus manatus (Species) - Caribbean manatee
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Unavailable original name, rank & spelling
:
Rond. pisc.: 490. (Manatus).
Original name, rank, combination & spelling
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 34.
Types
Type, by monotypy, of
:
Trichechus
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]
:
Trichechus manatus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Different rank
:
Trichechus manatus manatus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Manatus americanus
J. K. W. Illiger
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name
:
Manatus australis
A. J. Retzius
Ref:
PBDB
: 28 Sep 2014.
Synonymous name
:
Manatus koellikeri
(Trouessart, 1904)
Ref:
PBDB
: 27 Oct 2013.
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Trichechus latirostris
(Harlan, 1823)
Ref:
J. Shoshani, 2005
: 93.
Synonymous name (subjective)
:
Trichechus manatus latirostris
(Harlan, 1823)
Ref:
J. Shoshani, 2005
: 93.
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
Caribbean manatee
:
West Indian manatee
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