Dugong dugon

Dugong dugon

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Eutheria Magnordo: Epitheria Superordo: Afrotheria Cladus: Paenungulata Ordo: Sirenia

Familia: Dugongidae
Subfamilia: Dugonginae
Genus: Dugong
Species: Dugong dugon

Name

Dugong dugon (Statius Müller, 1776)

Type locality: Cape of Good Hope to the Phillippines

Synonyms

• Trichecus dugon Müller, 1776
• Trichechus dugung Erxleben, 1777
• Halicore australis (Retzius, 1794) Owen, 1875
• Halicore dugong (Gmelin, 1788) Illiger, 1811
• Dugong indicus (Boddaert, 1785) Lacépède, 1799
• Halicore cetacea (Illiger, 1815) Heuglin, 1877
• Halicore syren (Brookes, 1828)
• Halicore hemprichii Ehrenberg, 1833 (1832)
• Halicore lottum Ehrenberg, 1833
• Halicore tabernaculi Rüppell, 1834
• Halicore malayana (Owen, 1875)
• Halicore halicore Hilmy, 1949
• Dugong dugong tabernaculi Gohar, 1957
• Dugong dugung Jones, 1959

References

• Linne's Vollstand. Natursyst. Suppl., p. 21.
• Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.)  2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page. 
• R.V. Nair, R.S. Lal Mohan, K. Satyanarayana Rao. The Dugong. Dugong dugon. „Bulletin”. 26, ss. 1-47, 1975. Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute Cochin (ang.)
• The Paleobiology Database. paleodb.org. [dostęp 2011-08-28]

Links

• IUCN: Dugong dugon  (Vulnerable)
• Dugong dugon in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.

Vernacular names

Boarisch: Dugong, Goweschwaunzseekua, Seeschweindel
беларуская: Дзюгонь
Deutsch: Dugong, Gabelschwanzseekuh, Seeschwein
English: Dugong
español: Dugón
suomi: Dugongi, merilehmä
français: Dugong
magyar: Dugong
italiano: Dugongo
polski: Diugoń
ไทย: พะยูน, ดูหยง, วัวทะเล, หมูดุด, หมูน้ำ, นางเงือก
українська: Морська корова (дюгонь)
中文: 儒艮

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