RAS taxon details
Megaptera Gray, 1846
- Species Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
- Species Megaptera antarctica Gray, 1846 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Megaptera boops Van Beneden & Gervais, 1880 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Megaptera indica Gervais, 1883 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Megaptera longimana Gray, 1846 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Megaptera nodosa Lahille, 1905 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
- Species Megaptera novaezelandiae Gray, 1864 accepted as Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957416
page(s): 16-17 [details]
page(s): 16-17 [details]
Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2024). World Cetacea Database. Megaptera Gray, 1846. Accessed through: RAS (Eds.) (2024) Register of Antarctic Species at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137014 on 2024-06-18
RAS (Eds.) (2024). Register of Antarctic Species. Megaptera Gray, 1846. Accessed at: https://ras.biodiversity.aq/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137014 on 2024-06-18
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Gray J.E. (1846). Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Erebus and Terror. Volume 1: Mammalia and Birds. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/6957416
page(s): 16-17 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
page(s): 16-17 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J. (2001). Tetrapoda, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>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,</i> 50: pp. 375-376 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
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