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Gavia 
AphiaID: 137057

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Gaviiformes (Order) > Gaviidae (Family)
Status accepted
Record
status
 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Genus
Parent Gaviidae
Sources  basis of record: van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS[details]

additional source: Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS[details]

Direct child
taxa

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 Species Gavia adamsii (Gray, 1859)
Species Gavia arctica (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Gavia immer (BrĂ¼nnich, 1764)
Species Gavia pacifica (Lawrence, 1858)
Species Gavia stellata (Pontoppidan, 1763)
Environment marine
Links To GenBank
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137057
Taxonomic
Edit history
 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Gavia. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137057 on 2013-05-24
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