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WoRMS taxon details

Anser Brisson, 1760

AphiaID

159158 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159158)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Anatidae Vigors, 1825

Direct children (7)

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Species Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834
Species Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787)
Species Anser cinereus (Meyer, 1810) accepted as Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)
Species Anser leucopareius J.F.Brandt, 1836 accepted as Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (J.F.Brandt, 1836)
Species Anser nigricans Lawrence, 1846 accepted as Branta nigricans (Lawrence, 1846)

Environment

marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

WoRMS (2026). Anser Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159158 on 2026-03-27

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2005-05-27 09:47:05Z

created

Appeltans, Ward

2006-07-31 06:57:06Z

changed

Camba Reu, Cibran

2017-10-02 08:42:01Z

checked

Tasker, Mark

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Nomenclature

basis of record de Jong, Y.; Verbeek, M.; Michelsen, V.; Bjørn, P. D. P.; Los, W.; Steeman, F.; Bailly, N.; Basire, C.; Chylarecki, P.; Stloukal, E.; Hagedorn, G.; Wetzel, F.; Glöckler, F.; Kroupa, A.; Korb, G.; Hoffmann, A.; Häuser, C.; Kohlbecker, A.; Müller, A.; Güntsch, A.; Stoev, P.; Penev, L. (2014). Fauna Europaea – all European animal species on the web. <em>Biodiversity Data Journal.</em> 2: e4034., available online at http://www.fauna-eu.org/ [details]