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- It was first classified by Müller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon, a member of the manatee genus previously defined by Linnaeus. It was later assigned as the type species of Dugong by Lacépède and further classified within its own family by Gray and subfamily by Simpson.
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It was first classified by Müller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon, [14] a member of the manatee genus previously defined by Linnaeus. [15] . It was later assigned as the type species of Dugong by Lacépède [16] and further classified within its own family by Gray [17] and subfamily by Simpson. [14]
Subclass Theria Therian mammals. Theria: pictures (4372) Theria: specimens (6598) Theria: sounds (13) Infraclass Eutheria placental mammals. Eutheria: pictures (4116) Eutheria: specimens (6349) Eutheria: sounds (13) Order Sirenia dugongs, manatees, and sea cows.
Dugong dugon is the only extant species of the family Dugongidae, and one of only four extant species of the Sirenia order, the others forming the manatee family. It was first classified by Müller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon, a member of the manatee genus previously defined by Linnaeus.
The dugong was first classified by Müller in 1776 as Trichechus dugon (PD 2008a), a member of the manatee genus previously defined by Linnaeus (PD 2008b). It was later assigned as the type species of Dugong by Lacépède (PD 2008c) and further classified within its own family by Gray (PD 2008d), and subfamily by Simpson (PD 2008e).
- Mammalia
- Sirenia
- Animalia
- Chordata
Sep 11, 2019 · Maximum clade credibility tree for dugong mtDNA haplotypes, rooted with hyrax and elephants, showing estimated ages of clade MRCAs (most recent common ancestors). Compiled from Bayesian MCMC analyses implemented in Beast .
- Stephanie Plön, Vibha Thakur, Leslee Parr, Shane D. Lavery
- 10.1371/journal.pone.0219350
- 2019
- PLoS One. 2019; 14(9): e0219350.
Jun 2, 2021 · The first group consisted of dugongs classified in clades D1, D2.1 and D2.2. Clade D1 separated from the group 1.5 million years ago, while clades D2.1 and D2.2 separated from the group about...
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The dugong (Dugong dugon) (Figure 2) is the only living member of the family Dugongidae, and is placed in the subfamily Dugonginae. There are no recognized subspecies. Dugongs occur in coastal waters in limited areas of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans.
