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Melanitta nigra americana (Swainson, 1832) 
AphiaID: 366593

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Tetrapoda (Superclass) > Aves (Class) > Anseriformes (Order) > Anatidae (Family) > Melanitta (Genus) > Melanitta nigra (Species)
Status unaccepted unaccepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Accepted name  Melanitta americana (Swainson, 1832)
Rank Subspecies
Parent Melanitta nigra (Linnaeus, 1758)
Source  basis of record: ITIS database, available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
Dutch Amerikaanse zee-eend  [details]
Environment marine
Distribution Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone [details]
Links To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications)
To PESI
To ITIS
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:366593
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
2008-08-21 07:47:15Z  created  Decock, Wim
2011-04-04 12:52:34Z  changed  Adriaens, Peter
  
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  Citation: Adriaens, P. (2013). Melanitta nigra americana (Swainson, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=366593 on 2013-05-25
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