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Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779) 
AphiaID: 137081

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Carnivora (Order) > Caniformia (Suborder) > Pinnipedia (Infraorder) > Phocidae (Family) > Monachus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Monachus Fleming, 1822
Source  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]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English Mediterranean monk seal  [details]
English Monk Seal  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Arabian Sea [details]
Black Sea [details]
Cabo Blanco [details]
European waters (ERMS scope) [details]
Grecian Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Greece [details]
Madeira [details]
Mediterranean Sea [details]
Morocco [details]
North West Africa [details]
Links To GenBank
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To ITIS
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Monachus monachus
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Monachus monachus
Monachus monachus
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Monachus monachus
Monachus monachus
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Monachus monachus
Monachus monachus
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Monachus monachus
Monachus monachus
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Monachus monachus
Monachus monachus
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history		 
Date   action   by
2004-12-21 15:54:05Z  created  van der Land, Jacob
2010-05-20 10:05:06Z  changed  Churchill, Morgan
2010-05-20 10:09:49Z  checked  Berta, Annalisa
  
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  Citation: Berta, A.; Churchill, M. (2010). Monachus monachus (Hermann, 1779). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137081 on 2010-09-02
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