Trichechus manatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenia
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Cladus: Tethytheria Ordo: Sirenia

Familia: Trichechidae
Genus: Trichechus
Species: Trichechus manatus

Name

Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758: 34

Type locality: “Mari Americano”, West Indies (Thomas, 1911)

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Editio Decima, Reformata. Tomus I. Holmiæ (Stockholm): impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. 824 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542 BHL Reference page.
Thomas, O. 1911. The Mammals of the Tenth Edition of Linnaeus; an Attempt to fix the Types of the Genera and the exact Bases and Localities of the Species. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 81(1): 120–158. DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1911.tb06995.x BHL Reference page.

Vernacular names

беларуская (тарашкевіца): Амэрыканскі лямантын
беларуская: Амерыканскі ламанцін
brezhoneg: Ejen-mor Karib
català: Manatí del Carib
čeština: Kapustňák širokonosý
Deutsch: Karibik-Manati
Ελληνικά: Δυτικό Ινδικό Μανάτι
English: West Indian Manatee
español: Trichechus manatus
euskara: Trichechus manatus
suomi: Lamantiini, kynsimanaatti, manaatti
français: Trichechus manatus
Frysk: Manaty
עברית: תחש נהרות קאריבי
magyar: Karibi manátusz, karibi manáti, lamantin
italiano: Trichechus manatus
日本語: アメリカマナティー
lietuvių: Amerikinis lamantinas
latviešu: Vestindijas lamantīns
Malti: Lamantin tal-Karibew
Nederlands: Caribische lamantijn
norsk nynorsk: Amerikamanat
polski: Manat karaibski
پنجابی: لیندی انڈین سمندری گاں
português: peixe-boi-marinho, manati, vaca-marinha, manaí, manatim
русский: Американский ламантин
srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски: Severnoamerički lamantin
slovenčina: Lamantín karibský
српски / srpski: Северноамерички ламантин
svenska: Lamantin
ไทย: แมนนาทีอินเดียตะวันตก
Türkçe: Batı Hint denizineği
中文: 西印度海牛

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