RAMS taxon details

Mergus Linnaeus, 1758

159096  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159096)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Anseriformes (Order)
  10. Anatidae (Family)
  11. Mergus (Genus)
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Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
RAMS (2021). Mergus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/rams./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159096 on 2025-06-05
De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Mergus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159096 on 2025-06-05
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2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
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Appeltans, Ward

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886
page(s): 129 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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