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Megaptera

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Megaptera

Summary

Megaptera is a taxon[1].

Key Facts

  • Megaptera's instance of is recorded as taxon[2].
  • Megaptera is classified at the rank of genus[3].
  • Megaptera belongs to the parent taxon Balaenopteridae[4].
  • Megaptera's scientific name is Megaptera[5].
  • Megaptera's Commons category is recorded as Megaptera[6].
  • The taxonomic type of Megaptera is Megaptera longipinna[7].
  • Megaptera's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Megaptera[8].
  • Megaptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Humpback Whales'}[9].
  • Megaptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ザトウクジラ属'}[10].
  • Megaptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bultrug'}[11].
  • Megaptera is commonly known as {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วาฬหลังค่อม'}[12].
  • Megaptera's taxon author citation is recorded as Gray, 1846[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Megaptera is Megaptera[5]. Megaptera is classified at the rank of genus[3]. Megaptera belongs to the parent taxon Balaenopteridae[4]. The taxonomic type of Megaptera is Megaptera longipinna[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Humpback Whales'}[9], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ザトウクジラ属'}[10], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Bultrug'}[11], and {'lang': 'th', 'text': 'วาฬหลังค่อม'}[12].

Identifiers

Megaptera's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41565[14]. Megaptera's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9772[15]. Megaptera's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559443[16]. Megaptera's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440748[17]. Megaptera's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180529[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [13] ↑ . biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved . biodiversity.org.au. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Megaptera
    Taxon rank → genus
    Taxonomic type → Megaptera longipinna
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