Sirenidae

Pseudobranchus striatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sirenoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Scotokaryota Cladus: Podiata Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Olfactores Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Cladus: Eugnathostomata Cladus: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Cladus: Stegocephali Cladus: Tetrapoda Cladus: Batrachomorpha Classis: Amphibia Subclassis: Lissamphibia Superordo: Batrachia Cladus: Caudata Ordo: Urodela Subordo: Sirenoidea

Familia: Sirenidae
Genera (2): Pseudobranchus – Siren

Name

Sirenidae Gray, 1825

• Type genus: Siren Linnaeus, 1767.

Synonyms

• Sirenina Gray, 1825
• Chirodysmolgae Ritgen, 1828
• Sirenea — Hemprich, 1829
• Sirenidae — [Hogg, 1838
• Sirenina — Bonaparte, 1840
• Sirenes Fitzinger, 1843
• Trachystomata Stannius, 1856
• Sirenida — Knauer, 1883
• Sirenoidia — Dubois, 2005

References

Primary references

• Gray, 1825, Ann. Philos., London, Ser. 2, 10: 215.

Vernacular names

• беларуская: Сіранавыя
• English: Sirens
• suomi: Mutaliskot
• ไทย: ไซเรน
• Tiếng Việt: nhân ngư

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