Name - Dugong

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:215239 [metadata]

Variants and Synonyms

• Dugong de Lacepede 1799

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Genus

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Recent Publications

• First discovery of Dugong (Dugonginae) from the Middle Miocene in Kogawa, Kitahiyama-cho, Hokkaido.
• Two large tusks of Dugong from Okinawa and Iriomote Islands, Ryukyu Islands.
• 'Missing link' in Dugong evolution discovered.
• How now, sea cow?
• Unusual behavior and habitat use of a solitary male dugong inhabiting coral reefs at the Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

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