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Phaethon
Linnaeus, 1758
(bird)
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Entity:
Phaethontidae (Family) - tropicbirds
..†Prophaeton (Genus)
..Phaethon (Genus)
....Phaethon aethereus (Species) - red-billed tropicbird
....Phaethon lepturus (Species) - white-tailed tropicbird
....Phaethon rubricauda (Species) - red-tailed tropicbird
Authorship
SN2000 author citation
:
C. Linnaeus, 1758
Original name & rank
:
Linnaeus, C. 1758.
Syst. Nat.
(ed. 10)
1
: 134.
Subsequent spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Phaethontidae
(Family)
Brandt, 1831
Type
:
Phaethon aethereus
Linnaeus, 1758
Variants
Different spelling
:
Phaëthon
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Different spelling
:
Phäethon
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Different spelling
:
Phaëton
(Genus)
Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Junior homonym (allowed)
:
Phaethon
(Minor planet)
(1983 TB)
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