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Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
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Dataset
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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
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Rank
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SPECIES
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Published in
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Linnaeus, & Carolus. (1758). Systema Naturae Per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis, 10th Edition, Vol. 1.
Classification
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kingdom
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Animalia
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phylum
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Chordata
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class
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Mammalia
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order
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Cetacea
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family
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Physeteridae
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genus
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Physeter
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species
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Physeter macrocephalus
Name
- Synonyms
- Catodon australis MacLeay, 1851
- Catodon australis Wall, 1851
- Catodon colneti Gray, 1850
- Catodon krefftii Gray, 1865
- Catodon macrocephalus Lacépède, 1804
- Catodon trumpo Lacépède, 1804
- Cetus cylindricus Billberg, 1828
- Delphinus bayeri Risso, 1826
- Meganeuron krefftii Gray, 1866
- Megistosaurus ensiformis Godman, 1827
- Phiseter cylindricus Bonnaterre, 1789
- Phiseter mular Bonnaterre, 1789
- Phiseter trumpo Bonnaterre, 1789
- Physalus cylindricus Lacépède, 1804
- Physeter andersonii Borowski, 1780
- Physeter australasianus Desmoulins, 1822
- Physeter australasiensis Desmoulins, 1822
- Physeter australis Gray, 1846
- Physeter catodon Linnaeus, 1758
- Physeter maximus G.Cuvier, 1798
- Homonyms
- Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758
- Common names
- Cachalot in English
- Cachalote in English
- Grand Cachalot in English
- Kaskelot in Danish
- Pot Whale in English
- Pottwal in English
- Sperm Whale in English
- Sperm Whale in English
- Sperm Whale in English
- Spermacet Whale in English
- cachalot in English
- cachalot in English
- sperm whale in English
- 抹香鯨 in Chinese
- Kachalote in language.
- Potvis in Dutch
- Potvis in Dutch
- Sperm Whale in English
- Sperm Whale in English
- Sperm Whale in English
- kaskelohtta in Northern Sami
- kaskelot in Swedish
- potvis in Dutch
- Ballena Esperma in Spanish
- Cachalot in French
- Cachalote in Portuguese
- Cachalote in Spanish
- Cachelot in English
- Cachelot in English
- Capodoglio in Italian
- Gabdoll in Maltese
- Kashalot in Albanian
- Kaşalot in Turkish
- Morfil Sberm in Welsh
- Morfilod Sberm in Welsh
- Pot Whale in English
- Pot Whale in English
- Pottwal in German
- Spermacet Whale in English
- Spermacet Whale in English
- Ulješura in Croatian
- adagig in language.
- aggadakhgik in language.
- anbar in Arabic
- bahran in Sindhi
- bahran in language.
- ballena esperma in Spanish
- bardhvalur in Norwegian
- bolshoi plavun in Russian
- burdhvalur in Norwegian
Bibliographic References
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American Society of Mammalogists (2018-11-21 13:14:00) Mammal Diversity Database.
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Bearzi, G.; Pierantonio, N.; Affronte, M.; Holcer, D.; Maio, N.; Notarbartolo Di Sciara, G. (2011). Overview of sperm whale Physeter macrocephalus mortality events in the Adriatic Sea, 1555-2009. <em>Mammal Review.</em> 41(4): 276-293.
10.1111/j.1365-2907.2010.00171.x
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CUERVO DÍAZ A, JI HERNÁNDEZ-CAMACHO y A CADENA. 1986. Lista actualizada de los mamíferos de Colombia: anotaciones sobre su distribución. Caldasia 15:471-501.
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Hershkovitz, P. (1966). Catalog of Living Whales. <em>Bulletin of the United States National Museum.</em> (246): 1-259.
10.5479/si.03629236.246
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Hershkovitz, Philip, 1966: Catalog of Living Whales. United States National Museum Bulletin, no. 246. viii + 259.
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Holthuis, L. B., 1987: Letters: The Scientific Name of the Sperm Whale. Marine Mammal Science, vol. 3, no. 1. 87-88.
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Husson, A. M., and L. B. Holthuis, 1974: Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758, the valid name for the sperm whale. Zoologische Mededelingen, vol. 48, no. 19. 205-217 + 3.
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ITIS (2014-10-08 22:00:00) Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Jefferson, T. A., M. A. Webber and R. L. Pitman. (2008). Marine mammals of the world. Academic Press, Amsterdam.
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King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554.
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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>
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Linnaeus, Carolus, 1758: null. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, 10th Edition, vol. 1. 824.
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Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp.
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Mead, J. G.; Brownell, R. L. Jr. (2005). Cetacea. <em>In Wilson, D.E. & D.M. Reeder (eds). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp.</em> 723--743.
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Mead, James G., and Robert L. Brownell, Jr. / Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds., 2005: Order Cetacea. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vol. 1. 723-743.
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Perrin, W.F.; Würsig, B.; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of marine mammals. Second edition. Academic Press: London. ISBN 978-0-12-373553-9. xxix, 1316 pp.
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Rice, D. W. (1998). Marine mammals of the world. Systematics and distribution. <em>Society for Marine Mammalogy Special Publication.</em> 4.
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Rice, Dale W., 1998: Marine Mammals of the World: Systematics and Distribution. Special Publications of the Society for Marine Mammals, no. 4. ix + 231.