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Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824) 
AphiaID: 159510

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Sirenia (Order) > Trichechidae (Family) > Trichechus (Genus) > Trichechus manatus (Species)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Subspecies
Parent Trichechus manatus Linnaeus, 1758
Sources  basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

basis of record: Jefferson, T.A., S. Leatherwood and M.A. Webber. 1993. Marine mammals of the world. FAO Species Identification Guide. Rome. 312 p. [details]

additional source: Domning, Daryl P. 1996. Bibliography and Index of the Sirenia and Desmostylia. Smithsonian Contributions to Paleobiology Number 80. , available online at http://www.sil.si.edu/SmithsonianContributions/Paleobiology/sc_RecordSingle.cfm?filename=SCtP-0080 [details] [full text]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English Florida manatee  [details]
Distribution Atlantic Coast of United States of America [details]
Caribbean Sea [details]
Gulf of Mexico [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications)
To GenBank (199331 nucleotides; 23199 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Distribution: Winter range generally confined to warm water effluents and Southern Florida; summer range includes confirmed sightings from Massachusetts to Texas (coastal) and up the Mississippi as far as Memphis, Tennessee. Also, confirmed travel by known individuals to Cuba and the Bahamas. [details]
Images 
Conch, Florida manatee Ambassador
Conch, Florida manatee Ambassador
added on 2012-11-08 - author: Doug Perrine, http://seapics.com
qualitystatus: checked by Self-Sullivan, Caryn on 2012-11-08 15:48:40

Trichechus manatus, USGS Sirenia Project
Trichechus manatus, USGS Sirenia Project
added on 2012-11-08 - author: Self-Sullivan, Caryn
qualitystatus: checked by Self-Sullivan, Caryn on 2012-11-08 17:05:21
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159510
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2005-05-30 09:27:08Z  created  Cuvelier, Daphne
2010-02-05 17:38:18Z  checked  Self-Sullivan, Caryn
  
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  Citation: Self-Sullivan, C. (2013). Trichechus manatus latirostris (Harlan, 1824). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159510 on 2013-05-21
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