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Odonata

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
ORDER

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Odonata

Name

Homonyms
Odonata
Common names
Damselflies in English
Damselflies in English
Dragonflies in English
Dragonflies in English
Dragonfly in English
Dragonfly in English
Guldsmede in Danish
damselflies in English
dragonflies in English
dragonflies and damselflies in language.
dragonfly in English
libellen en waterjuffers in Dutch
libélula in Portuguese
Dragonflies And Damselflies in English
Dragonflies And Damselflies in English
augestikkarar in Nynorsk, Norwegian
dragonflies in English
libellen in Dutch
trollsländor in Swedish
Dragonfly in English
Indet Dragon/Damselfly in English
Indet Dragon/Damselfly in English
Indet Dragon/Damselfly in English
Invertebrates (Damselflies & Dragonflies) in English
Invertebrates (Damselflies & Dragonflies) in English
Invertebrates (Damselflies & Dragonflies) in English
Libellen in German
dragonflies in English
odonates in French
odonatoptères in French
tairbh-nathrach in Scottish Gaelic
tarbh-nathrach in Scottish Gaelic
trollsländor in Swedish
Бабка in Ukrainian
トンボ目 in Japanese

Bibliographic References

  1. Askew, R.R. (1988)
  2. Brusca, Richard C., and Gary J. Brusca, 2002: null. Invertebrates, Second Edition. xx + 936.
  3. Dijkstra, K.-D. B.; Bechly, G.; Bybee, S. M.; Dow, R. A.; Dumont, H. J.; Fleck, G.; Garrison, R. W.; Hämäläinen, M.; Kalkman, V. J.; Karube, H.; May, M. L.; Orr, A. G.; Paulson, D. R.; Rehn, A. C.; Theischinger, G.; Trueman, J. W.; Van Tol, J.; Von Ellenrieder, N.; Ware, J. (2013). The classification and diversity of dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata). <em>In</em>: Zhang, Z.-Q. (Ed.) Animal Biodiversity: An Outline of Higher-level Classification and Survey of Taxonomic Richness (Addenda 2013). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3703(1): 36-45. 10.11646/zootaxa.3703.1.9
  4. Dijkstra, K.D.B. et al. (2002)
  5. Gärdenfors, Hall, Hallingbäck, Hansson & Hedström (2011-02-08 23:00:00) Djur, svampar och växter i Sverige 2003. Förteckning över antal arter per familj.
  6. Ruggiero, M. A.; Gordon, D. P.; Orrell, T. M.; Bailly, N.; Bourgoin, T.; Brusca, R. C.; Cavalier-Smith, T.; Guiry, M. D.; Kirk, P. M. (2015). A higher level classification of all living organisms. <em>PLOS ONE.</em> 10(4): e0119248. 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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