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RAMS taxon details

Spheniscus Brisson, 1760

AphiaID

205911 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:205911)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Genus

Parent

Spheniscidae Bonaparte, 1831

Direct children (1)

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Species Spheniscus magellanicus (Forster, 1781)

Environment

marine, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Not documented

Taxonomic citation

RAMS (2025). Spheniscus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/RAMS/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205911 on 2025-05-13

Regional species database citation

De Broyer, C.; Clarke, A.; Koubbi, P.; Pakhomov, E.; Scott, F.; Vanden Berghe, E. and Danis, B. (Eds.) (2025). Register of Antarctic Marine Species. Spheniscus Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/rams./aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205911 on 2025-05-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

1998-07-17 10:53:12Z

created

Vanden Berghe, Edward

1998-09-25 09:27:15Z

changed

Vanden Berghe, Edward

2020-06-25 07:35:06Z

changed

Decock, Wim