Mycteria

Mycteria leucocephala

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ciconiiformes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Classis: Aves Informal group: Saurornithes Cladus: Ornithothoraces Cladus: Ornithurae Subclassis: Carinatae Infraclassis: Neornithes Parvclassis: Neognathae Ordo: Ciconiiformes

Familia: Ciconiidae
Genus: Mycteria
Species: M. americana – M. cinerea – M. ibis – M. leucocephala

Name

• Mycteria Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gender: feminine
  • Type species: Mycteria americana Linnaeus, 1758
    • Fixation: monotypy

Synonyms

• Tantalus Linnaeus, 1758
  • Gender: masculine
  • Type species: Tantalus loculator Linnaeus, 1758
    • Fixation: monotypy

References

• Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp  doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: page 140.

Vernacular names

svenska: Ibisstorkar

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