WoRMS taxon details
Physeter Linnaeus, 1758
Catodon Linnaeus, 1761 · unaccepted (synonym)
Cetus Billberg, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Meganeuron Gray, 1865 · unaccepted (synonym)
Megistosaurus Anonymous in Harlan, 1828 · unaccepted (synonym)
Phiseter Bonnaterre, 1789 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physalus Lacépède, 1804 · unaccepted (synonym)
Physeterus Duméril, 1806 · unaccepted (synonym)
Tursio Fleming, 1822 · unaccepted (synonym)
Subgenus Physeter (Euphyseter)
Species Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter australis Gray, 1846 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter bidens Sowerby, 1804 accepted as Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804) (basionym)
Species Physeter breviceps de Blainville, 1838 accepted as Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838) (basionym)
Species Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter maximus G. Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter microps Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter novaeangliae Borowski, 1780 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter orthodon Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter simus Owen, 1866 accepted as Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) (basionym)
Species Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter gibbosus Schreber, 1802 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter katadon Muller, 1773 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter krefftii Boschma, 1938 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter polycephus Quoy & Gaimard in Freycinet, 1824 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter polycystus Gray, 1866 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter pterodon Trouessart, 1898 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
» Species Physeter (Euphyseter) simus Owen, 1866 represented as Physeter simus Owen, 1866 accepted as Kogia sima (Owen, 1866)
Species Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758Species Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter australis Gray, 1846 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter bidens Sowerby, 1804 accepted as Mesoplodon bidens (Sowerby, 1804) (basionym)
Species Physeter breviceps de Blainville, 1838 accepted as Kogia breviceps (de Blainville, 1838) (basionym)
Species Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter maximus G. Cuvier, 1798 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter microps Fabricius, 1780 accepted as Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonym)
Species Physeter microps Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter novaeangliae Borowski, 1780 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter orthodon Lacépède, 1804 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter simus Owen, 1866 accepted as Kogia sima (Owen, 1866) (basionym)
Species Physeter tursio Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 (synonym)
Species Physeter gibbosus Schreber, 1802 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter katadon Muller, 1773 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter krefftii Boschma, 1938 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter polycephus Quoy & Gaimard in Freycinet, 1824 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter polycystus Gray, 1866 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
Species Physeter pterodon Trouessart, 1898 (uncertain > nomen dubium, incertae sedis)
marine, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors 
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Fordyce, E.; Perrin, W.F. (2023). World Cetacea Database. Physeter Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137032 on 2023-05-30
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original description
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. <em>Editio decima, reformata [10th revised edition], vol. 1: 824 pp. Laurentius Salvius: Holmiae.</em> , available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors [request]
original description (of Catodon Linnaeus, 1761) Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus insectorum. <em>Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae, Stockhom, Sweden.</em> 48:1-578. [Copepoda Monoculus, :497-499]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100333 [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]
[request] original description (of Catodon Linnaeus, 1761) Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus insectorum. <em>Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae, Stockhom, Sweden.</em> 48:1-578. [Copepoda Monoculus, :497-499]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/100333 [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]
