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Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777)

159019  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159019)

accepted
Species
Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 · unaccepted (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777) Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm : Classis I. Mammalia. 636pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872789
page(s): 588 [details]   
ERMS (2021). Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: http://www.marbef.org/data/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2023-02-02
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2023). European Register of Marine Species. Pagophilus groenlandicus (Erxleben, 1777). Accessed at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=159019 on 2023-02-02
Date
action
by
2005-05-27 09:47:05Z
created
Appeltans, Ward
2010-05-20 10:05:06Z
changed
Churchill, Morgan
2010-05-20 10:09:49Z
checked
Berta, Annalisa

original description  (of Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777) Erxleben, J. C. P. (1777). Systema regni animalis per classes, ordines, genera, species, varietates : cvm synonymia et historia animalivm : Classis I. Mammalia. 636pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15872789
page(s): 588 [details]   

basis of record Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal species of the world. <em>Smithsonian Institution Press.</em> , available online at http://vertebrates.si.edu/mammals/msw/ [details]   

additional source Linkletter, L. E. (1977). A checklist of marine fauna and flora of the Bay of Fundy. <em>Huntsman Marine Laboratory, St. Andrews, N.B.</em> 68: p. [details]   

additional source UNEP-WCMC. 16 February, 2004. Marine Mammals, available online at http://valhalla.unep-wcmc.org/isdb/marine_mammals/taxonomy/ [details]   

additional source Waring, G.T., J.M. Quintal and C.P. Fairfield (eds.). 2002. U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico marine mammal dtock assessments, 2002. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS- NE- 169. 318 p. [details]   
 
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Morphology Distinguishing characteristics: adult is white with dark "harp" on back, dark face. Pup is white "whitecoat", moults to grey coat with dark spots "beaters" within three weeks. Immatures (14 months+) called "bedlamers". [details]
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English harp seal  [details]
Marine Life Information Network - UK (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (57 barcodes) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Barcode of Life (9 barcodes) 
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (412 publications) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (61 publications) 
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To FAO Species fact sheets (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (160 nucleotides; 822 proteins) (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
To GenBank (160 nucleotides; 822 proteins) 
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) 
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pagophilus groenlandicus) 
To NMNH Extant Collection (USNM 572960 Pagophilus groenlandicus) 
To PESI 
To PESI (from synonym Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777)
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Pagophilus groenlandicus
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Phoca groenlandica
 Phoca groenlandica
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Harp seals
 Harp seals

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