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Anas Linnaeus, 1758

148788  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:148788)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Gnathostomata (Infraphylum)
  6. Tetrapoda (Megaclass)
  7. Reptilia (Superclass)
  8. Aves (Class)
  9. Anseriformes (Order)
  10. Anatidae (Family)
  11. Anas (Genus)
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  1. Species Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Anas americana Gmelin, 1789
  3. Species Anas aucklandica (Gray, 1844)
  4. Species Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758
  5. Species Anas capensis Gmelin, 1789
  6. Species Anas carolinensis Gmelin, 1789
  7. Species Anas castanea (Eyton, 1838)
  8. Species Anas chlorotis Gray, 1845
  9. Species Anas crecca Linnaeus, 1758
  10. Species Anas cyanoptera Vieillot, 1816
  11. Species Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
  12. Species Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin, 1789
  13. Species Anas falcata Georgi, 1775
  14. Species Anas flavirostris Vieillot, 1816
  15. Species Anas fulvigula Ridgway, 1874
  16. Species Anas georgica Gmelin, 1789
  17. Species Anas gracilis Buller, 1869
  18. Species Anas marecula Olson & Jouventin, 1996
  19. Species Anas nesiotis Fleming, 1935
  20. Species Anas pachyscelus Wetmore, 1960 †
  21. Species Anas platalea Vieillot, 1816
  22. Species Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758
  23. Species Anas poecilorhyncha Forster, 1781
  24. Species Anas rhynchotis Latham, 1801
  25. Species Anas rubripes Brewster, 1902
  26. Species Anas sibilatrix Poeppig, 1829
  27. Species Anas sparsa Eyton, 1838
  28. Species Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758
  29. Species Anas superciliosa Gmelin, 1789
  30. Species Anas undulata Dubois, 1839
  31. Species Anas versicolor Vieillot, 1816
  32. Species Anas zonorhyncha Swinhoe, 1866
  33. Species Anas brasiliensis Gmelin, 1789 accepted as Amazonetta brasiliensis (Gmelin, 1789)
  34. Species Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
  35. Species Anas discors Linnaeus, 1766 accepted as Spatula discors (Linnaeus, 1766)
  36. Species Anas formosa Georgi, 1775 accepted as Sibirionetta formosa (Georgi, 1775)
  37. Species Anas penelope Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Mareca penelope (Linnaeus, 1758)
  38. Species Anas querquedula Linnaeus, 1758 accepted as Spatula querquedula (Linnaeus, 1758)
  39. Species Anas hornschuchi (uncertain > unassessed)
  40. Species Anas musicus accepted as Cygnus musicus Bechstein accepted as Cygnus cygnus (Linnaeus, 1758) (uncertain > unassessed)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
Traits (2021). Anas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148788 on 2025-06-01
Marine Species Traits editorial board (2025). Marine Species Traits. Anas Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/traits/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=148788 on 2025-06-01
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2005-03-29 08:12:19Z
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Claus, Simon
2017-10-02 08:42:01Z
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Tasker, Mark

original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm]. 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

basis of record Jonsson, L. (1993). Vogels van Europa, Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten [Birds of Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-187-6. 560 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] 

additional source Brown, L.H., E.K. Urban & K. Newman. (1982). The Birds of Africa, Volume I. Academic Press, London. [details] 
 
EMODnet BathymetrySource: EMODnet Bathymetry
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